By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit of tissue deep in their brains called the pineal gland. It ...

Stanford researchers unveil an efficient chip-scale optical amplifier that could transform data communications, biosensing, and mobile tech.

From different angles, EMBL researchers are looking at archaea with the hope these understudied organisms will answer ...

A new metasurface lets scientists flip between ultra-stable light vortices, paving the way for tougher, smarter wireless communication.

CERN's ALICE experiment has resolved the puzzle of deuteron formation, showing that most deuterons form via resonance-driven ...

Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most ...

An old adage tells us that pressure can burst a pipe, but pressure can also make a diamond. It’s a soothing creed for life’s tumult. It applied most directly to me during my past life as a ...