Researchers use circularly polarized light to control the direction of exciton polaritons in 2D semiconductors, enabling new tools for nanoscale photonics.

A recent study has taken this one step further by shining a beam of light all the way through the bones and tissues of the head and out the other side.

Sarah Kim, exhibition manager for Currents New Media, bends and manipulates rays of light in the installation Memory Planes on Wednesday in El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in the Railyard. The piece ...

A mysterious beam of light seen in the night sky over Arizona and neighboring states was likely caused by a Chinese rocket, an astronomer said.

Checkout this mysterious footage a unique light beam stunning New Mexico residents. Stargazers, such as Reina who captured the footage, were left stunned after a glowing streak of light cut across ...

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Pushing the limits of structured light, applied physicists report a new type of optical vortex beam that not only twists as it travels but also changes in different parts at different rates to ...

While it would take a big lens to focus the light here on Earth to anything approaching those temperatures, you can get plenty of heat out of it to make a fire.

Researchers have developed innovative methods to control the ionization of atoms and molecules using specially structured light beams, challenging traditional limits. This breakthrough could lead ...

Sacramento Kings fans who made the trip to San Francisco taunted the Golden State Warriors with their "Light the beam" chant in the fourth quarter on Sunday.

The Indiana Jones Three Eyed Gate puzzle involves moving light beams to progress in the Great Circle.