Every time the temperature drops, a cloud passes overhead, or the sun sets, a plant makes a choice: Keep its microscopic ...

Argonne scientists have unveiled new methods for controlling material properties. The breakthrough enables researchers to ...

Scientists have long been fascinated by how light interacts with matter. At the heart of this curiosity are photons—particles ...

Point-and-shoots are on the rise again. I tested the current crop of pocket-size cameras for travel, wildlife, underwater, ...

According to consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley, LED technology works by causing the skin to absorb light energy, which then triggers cellular changes in a process known as ...

A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.

Scientists have turned light into a supersolid for the first time in a groundbreaking new study. This milestone is a significant leap forward in condensed matter physics. Dimitrios Trypogeorgos from ...

An odd solid that can flow like a fluid has been created from light for the first time. Studying it will help researchers better understand exotic quantum states of matter. “We actually made lig ...

This molecule absorbs light, mostly from the blue and red spectrum, while reflecting green, which is why leaves look green. It’s packed into tiny structures inside plant cells called chloroplasts, ...

A research team at Osaka University in Japan has developed green light wavelength-selective organic solar cells (OSCs) that transmit blue and red light necessary for crop growth and use green ...