Physicists have detected laser-assisted electron scattering using circularly polarized light for the first time, revealing new ways to probe atomic-scale chirality.

Cambridge scientists have discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules at the final stages of development. Unlike traditional methods that rely on ...

Learn what afterimages can teach us about how our brains predict our visual movements.

Explore how a basic LED can be used as a tiny solar cell, generating measurable voltage under sunlight. This hands-on electronics project demonstrates the photoelectric effect using a multimeter to ...

A slew of biosensors recorded surprising changes in her brain and body that suggest sensory deprivation can reveal more about “the world within you.” ...

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The Big 12's attempt to experiment with an LED court for this week's conference tournament has come to an end after three days.

Light-based quantum technologies, such as quantum communication and photonic quantum computing, require reliable sources of ...

Physicists have forced light to behave like electrons trapped in a magnetic field, reproducing the quantum Hall effect with photons for the first time. The experiment, carried out on an optical fiber ...

A team of physicists has uncovered a hidden topological structure within one of the most widely used sources of quantum entanglement.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than ...

For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause the batteries to short-circuit. Their findings, published in ...