A light-sensitive crystal is opening the door to a new era of “light-written” technology. Arsenic trisulfide can be reshaped ...

Scientists have made the first experimental observation of matter wave diffraction in a short-lived electron-positron atom.

Light has always carried more than brightness. In this case, it also carries direction and twist. That mix may open a new ...

The ExoLife Finder (ELF) looks like no telescope ever built. A spectacular crown of 15 five-meter mirrors perches atop a sprawling metal lattice, resembling petals on a 10-story-tall mechanical flower ...

The direction in which the electromagnetic field of circularly polarized light rotates can be easily reversed by applying a voltage, RIKEN researchers have demonstrated. This could enable a new ...

Abstract: The stringent requirement for spectral coherence in coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) has limited its broader application in achieving efficient photon utilization for broadband ...

Many animal tissues (e.g., muscle fibers and collagen) are translucent yet exhibit rich optical properties such as scattering and diffraction. In this study, we show that transparent muscle tissue in ...

Abstract: In this paper, an example game module design added to an existing STEM experiment kit of reflected optical diffraction is presented for the illustration of wave/particle properties. Showing ...

Higher nighttime light exposure is associated with increased light sleep duration, with complex effects on deep sleep duration. Subgroup analyses show stronger associations in older adults, smokers, ...

Laser diffraction is recognized as the most reliable light scattering method for analyzing particle size distributions across a range from submicron to millimeter particles. The diffraction set-up ...

NTT’s research division has developed what it claims to be the world’s first programmable nonlinear photonic waveguide capable of switching between multiple nonlinear-optical functions on a single ...