Controlling light at dimensions thousands of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair is one of the pillars of modern nanotechnology. An international team led by the Quantum Nano-Optics Group ...

A power outage on Dec. 19 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colo., disrupted operation of the NIST-F4 atomic clock. Hurricane force winds and dry ...

A bizarre beam of light cut through the skies above the UK earlier today. People in Robin Hoods Bay, a village six miles south of Whitby, craned their necks up high and saw the white light at 5.30am.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A fusion energy company backed by Google and Chevron is establishing a joint venture with the UK government’s ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a specialized imaging technique that looks for a change in the color of intense ...

Michael J. I. Brown receives research funding from the Australian Research Council. Matthew Kenworthy receives research funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Monash University provides ...

The Beam's RS 1000 bike light/AI-infused camera combination is much more than the sum of its parts. In June 2024, two cyclists riding near Dallas, Texas, were injured—fortunately not seriously, ...

Forward-looking: A California startup is looking to space to solve the limits of ground-based solar power. Reflect Orbital is developing a constellation of satellites with giant Mylar mirrors to beam ...

Checkout this mysterious footage a unique light beam stunning New Mexico residents. Stargazers, such as Reina who captured the footage, were left stunned after a glowing streak of light cut across the ...

On the night of May 16, a large beam of light resembling a spotlight was seen shooting into the night sky in the Southwest, but its source remains unknown. A Facebook post sharing the mysterious light ...