A remarkable aspect of this technology is its ability to project entirely different images depending on both the wavelength (color) and spin (polarization direction) of light. For example, ...

The Terrell-Penrose effect, predicted in 1959, suggests that objects moving at speeds close to that of light appear rotated.

blue light gives 10 times the effect of melatonin suppression as red,” says Mario Motta, a retired cardiologist who previously served on the American Medical Association’s Council of Science ...

those LED masks all over your FYP give off a science-fiction vibe. Fittingly, it was researchers with NASA who discovered the potential for medical light therapy to treat wounds, arthritis ...

Classical and quantum mechanics don’t really get along as the science of the subatomic can ... across distances (seeming beyond the speed of light) whereas classical physics follows local ...

If you would like to know the science behind this sun dogs we have a link here. These same ice crystals that made our sun dogs can also create light pillars at night. Like sun dogs, light will ...

Robotics aside, this type of light has the potential for improving other imaging technologies such as more detailed medical diagnostics and materials science images. Communication system ...

"Whether light is a particle or a wave is a very old question," Riccardo Sapienza, a physicist at Imperial College London, told Live Science. As a species, we seem driven to understand the ...

“Lumen: The Art and Science of Light,” at the Getty Center, is a visually magnificent (and I use the word judiciously) show. The exhibition, curated by Kristen Collins and Nancy K ...

This rare and mysterious phenomenon, often described as a glowing sphere of light that appears during thunderstorms ... That remains one of science's many longstanding mysteries. However, several ...

Of course, light therapy isn’t a panacea for treating skin or any other conditions. “There is real science to it and it does work clinically,” says Zakia Rahman, a clinical professor of ...

The severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in the planetary science community is greater than in the general U.S. population, according to a new study. The severity of anxiety and depressive ...