NASA can see your Christmas lights… from outer space
Many are already preparing for Christmas - some shopping for presents, some Christmas lights... the usual. But as you're gearing up ...
Tag: light
Prism-like bar code pattern might help make computers that use light instead of wires
A breakthrough in optical communications has been reported by Stanford engineers who used a complex algorithm to design a prism-like device ...
Cooling of the future: just send the heat into space
Since ancient times, people living in hot climates learned if they paint their rooftops white, then their quarters would stay ...
Scientists coax Two Photons to interact in Ultra-thin Fiber Glass
Austrian researchers at the Vienna Univ. of Technology (TU Wien) made just two photons interact with each other, a major feat ...
Rube goldberg machine demonstrates power of optics
Everybody enjoys a good ol’ entertaining Rube Goldberg machine, whether it’s a fantasy Loony Tunes contraption or a real-life state ...
Supernova study might change how speed of light in vacuum is measured
Einstein's theories suggest that light can not travel faster than c, a constant equal to the speed of light in ...
A new method for filtering light coming from a specific direction
Using only material geometry and interference patterns, MIT researchers have devised a novel way of passing light of any colour ...
Fiber optic tubes inserted through your veins could accelerate diagnosis
Illustration: James Archer/anatomyblue The backbone of today's modern telecommunication industry is held by fiber optic cables. ...
Bending light in a chip could turn your phone into a projector
Imagine going to a meeting, flipping your phone on the table and then instantly project your slide presentation or traveling ...
Smart ‘curtains’ open and close just by responding to light only
Schematic for two different types of PC/SWNT photoactuators made by tuning the built-in strain of the ...
‘Squeezed light’ with less noise than found in vacuum to boost sensors
For many quantum mechanics is very hard to comprehend because so many of its insights are extremely bizarre (see spooky ...
Imaging in 3D using a single camera lens
This is a typical camera used for shooting 3-D images and movies. The equipment is very ...
Digital imaging of the future: artificial imaging and 3-D displays
The subtleties in these computer-generated images of translucent materials are important. Texture, color, contrast, and sharpness ...
Scientists completely halt light for a record-breaking minute
Scientists at the University of Darmstadt, Germany have set a new record after they devised an experimental set-up that allowed ...
Butterfly wings inspire ultra-sensitive infrared thermal imaging
Butterflies are one of the most enchanting beings in the animal kingdom, a symbol of grace and beauty encountered in ...
A candle’s flame burns millions of diamond nano-particles every second
Diamonds are for a nano-second - in the glitter of a candle light, that is. In a stroke of brilliance, ...
Time travel proven impossible by scientists
A team of Hong Kong scientists have ...
View our galaxy in different wavelengths – chromoscope
This time I'm just going to present you with a little site I stumbled across that allows you to take ...
Neil deGrasse talks about e=mc^2
Neil deGrasse is definitely one of my heroes, and the simplicity through which he manages to explain even the most ...