A car painted in deep black already carries a certain message, sleek, expensive, a little intimidating. Now researchers say ...

Two cups of warm water don't make one cup of boiling water. But in the quantum world, multiple low-energy photons can combine ...

How can we measure visible light? The electromagnetic spectrum includes all forms of light energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. (1) Different types of electromagnetic radiation such as radio ...

Light-driven rotary molecular motors are among the most promising classes of responsive molecular machines and take advantage of their intrinsic chirality which governs unidirectional rotation. As a ...

During the wound healing process, the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is considered crucial for the migration and proliferation of epithelial cells, as well as ...

The speed of evolution made in the field of optics in recent decades is exemplified by the transformation of conventional bulky cameras into today's compact smart phone cameras. Even high-performance ...

Engineers have invented a breakthrough optical phase modulator that controls visible light -- without dimming it -- with the smallest footprint and lowest power consumption. New device will improve ...

Imagine a car so black it behaves like a sort of black hole on wheels. Instead of bouncing back sunlight toward your eyes, ...

Researchers have developed a new ultra-black car coating that absorbs 99.9% of visible light, making vehicles appear almost ...