When lightning strikes, it looks chaotic. After all, it’s jagged, unpredictable, and seems to tear through the sky at random.

When high-energy radiation interacts with water in living organisms, it generates particles and slow-moving electrons that ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a ...

IISc and Caltech researchers uncover why photosynthesis uses only one electron path, solving a long-standing mystery.

Normal cellular processes in living things — from germinating plants to our own cells — create biophotons, though escaping light isn’t visible to us.

Dermatologists explain the science behind wildly popular treatments like red light therapy, which is now available at home—for a steep price. Full-face LED masks like this one can cost up to several ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Energy Letters have devised a battery powered by vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and glucose.

Imagine future smartphones and computers that run on light instead of electricity—making them faster, more efficient, and ...

Our universe appears to be doing so now, which means that over time more and more stars are disappearing outside of our view.

Abstract: The non-adaptive management of traffic lights has proven inefficient for a number of drawbacks. They mainly impinge on CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, traffic waiting time, and heavy ...

Researchers have recently proven that common soil bacteria can use light captured earlier in the day to power chemical work ...