Learn about the optical rotatum, a newfound structure of light that exhibits a spiral pattern linked with various parts of ...

Pushing the limits of structured light, applied physicists report a new type of optical vortex beam that not only twists as it travels but also changes in different parts at different rates to create ...

In a peculiar twist, the researchers found that their orbital angular momentum-carrying beam of light grows in a mathematically recognizable pattern ... seen in the shell of a nautilus, the ...

“It is potentially useful for manipulating small matter.” The optical rotatum's logarithmic spiral follows a pattern found often in nature, including nautilus shells. (Image: Capasso Lab / Harvard ...

But while dogs and nautilus shells helped get the team to start pondering improved public sanitation options, the larger endeavor had predictably humble beginnings. “The idea for this project ...