Over the past several decades, researchers have been making rapid progress in harnessing light to enable all sorts of ...

For decades, scientists have sought ways to compress the tools of optical science – lasers, lenses, mirrors – onto chips that fit on a fingertip. Such ...

Researchers built a computer that performs AI calculations at light speed in a single shot. The breakthrough can help AI ...

Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies that could use a laser beam to control ...

Scientists at Japan's Institute for Molecular Science have achieved a 1,000-fold enhancement in white-light generation inside ...

An advanced laser has been created using just leaves and peanuts. Scientists made the state-of-the-art technology entirely ...

It’s a rare person who can pick up a cheap laser pointer and not wield it like a lightsaber or a phaser, complete with sound effects. There’s just something about the “pew-pew” factor that makes ...

When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs a trembling motion at the frequency of the light field.

The disappointing laser light show during this year’s Kipona Festival cost Harrisburg $25,000, but the city hasn’t paid the bill yet. That’s because city officials say they are still “negotiating” ...