It would take hours to set up the perfect shot at the Texas Petawatt Laser facility. Once it fired, the beam released an ...

Bold, irregular geometric patterns (known as dazzle camouflage) were painted on ships to confuse enemy submariners. The idea ...

Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

In a significant milestone, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic I (DESI) has completed its 3D map of the Universe—the highest ...

A single gold nanorod, far smaller than a wavelength of visible light, can be coaxed into emitting circularly polarized ...

Researchers have shown that surprisingly large metal particles can behave according to quantum mechanics, existing in ...

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in ...

Light has always carried more than brightness. In this case, it also carries direction and twist. That mix may open a new ...

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Jordan Roach uses a Raman microscope to examine a sample of U3O8 affixed to carbon tape on an aluminum stub. Roach uses Raman ...

For a long time, it was thought that this [technique] required telescopes in space,” says John Mather, the Nobel ...

The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated. This could enable a new ...