Controlling light at dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair is one of the pillars of modern ...

Properties that remain unchanged when materials are stretched or bent, which are broadly referred to as topological ...

Light therapy can boost your mood, but you need the right model. Here's what experts say about picking an effective model.

Light plays an important role in many aspects of our lives, from our sleep cycles to mental health. If our bodies don’t get the proper light we need, it can cause a chemical change in the brain that ...

Treatments are available for dry AMD patients who also have geographic atrophy, but until the FDA's recent authorization of ...

This real-world study shows that recent and habitual light exposure are linked to lower subjective sleepiness and faster ...

Light therapy can be defined as exposure to daylight or specific wavelengths of light for a prescribed amount of time in order to treat seasonal affective disorder, acne, and a myriad of other ...

Feb. 1, 2006 — -- Is blue light really special? A new study says that exposure to shortwave light, which appears blue, immediately improves alertness and performance. Researchers at Brigham and ...

Blue light therapy uses light to treat certain conditions on or just under the skin. It’s considered a pain-free procedure. Blue light therapy becomes photodynamic therapy when it uses a combination ...

Light is part of various disciplines, shaping the world as we know it. In physics, it serves as a measure of speed and makes vision, and the recording of images by the eye and camera lens possible.

The shorter daylight hours and reduced sunlight in the fall and winter mean less light exposure, which can make you want to hit snooze on your alarm clock and sleep all day. This case of the seasonal ...