For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can ...

Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...

As the aerospace sector pursues propulsion systems that are cleaner, quieter, and more efficient, materials used in turbine components face increasingly demanding thermal and mechanical environments.

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Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional ...

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A flexible optical identifier uses polarized emission from self-assembled crystal films to create two stable states that support tri modal authentication and improve reliability in secure device ...

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NTT’s research division has developed what it claims to be the world’s first programmable nonlinear photonic waveguide capable of switching between multiple nonlinear-optical functions on a single ...

As nights have gotten brighter, the list of health problems linked to artificial lighting has gotten longer, from insomnia to cancer. Lighting in urban areas like Chicago (shown) has gotten brighter ...