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

A team of physicists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Center for New Technologies at the ...

According to DigitalTrends, Reflect Orbital plans to create a constellation of about 4,000 satellites by the end of the decade. This particular constellation of satellites will act like giant mirrors ...

OWLS HEAD, Maine (WABI) - September 10th, 1825, marked the first time Owl’s Head Light lit the Penobscot Bay. 200 years later, the American Lighthouse Foundation welcomed people to look back on its ...

The body of a Minnesota man who disappeared during a hike in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains was found on Wednesday after a slight reflection from his backpack was seen by a climbing crew. Grant Gardner, ...

Refraction is the change in the direction of light due to a change in its speed as it enters a different medium. While the speed of light is constant in a vacuum, it decreases in denser materials, ...

Sponsor: OSU Extension & The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ever wondered how a kaleidoscope turns a few simple beads into endless, colorful patterns?

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a novel organic molecule that simultaneously exhibits two highly sought-after properties: efficient light emission suitable for advanced displays and ...

We study the analog of Snell's law for particles moving across the interface of two regions with two different potential energies, from two different points of view. First, a simple demonstration ...

Light absorption at high temperatures is highly impacted by interband absorption in addition to intraband absorption When light interacts with a surface, it can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed.

Viktor Podolskiy, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Applied Physics, UMass Lowell Andriy Danylov, Ph.D., Department of Physics and Applied Physics, UMass Lowell Abstract: The optical properties of ...

Sometimes, the simplest solutions are the most revolutionary and impactful. During Brazil's energy crisis in 2002, mechanic Alfredo Moser developed an accessible and effective way to illuminate indoor ...