Photoionization mass spectrometry has transformed analytical chemistry, enabling complex chemical analysis and celebrating a ...

The individual silica nanoparticles (glass beads, basically) are clear, but when packed together in certain configurations can give rise to flashes of color. This is due to Bragg diffraction off the ...

It may sound like an oxymoron, but this massive nanoparticle made up of 7,000 sodium atoms is the largest to exhibit such ...

India, Feb. 9 -- You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, while X-rays reveal its internal structures and ...

Discover how high-speed wavefront sensing enhances space situational awareness by overcoming atmospheric distortion.

If you’ve been following the global push to decarbonize heavy industry and transport, you know green hydrogen production is the shiny new star in the renewabl ...

By squeezing terahertz light beyond its usual limits, researchers have exposed hidden quantum "jiggles" inside a ...

Red light therapy has gone from dermatology clinics to the wellness world, promising everything from younger-looking skin and ...

Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs ...

The implications of the breakthrough could ripple through multiple industries. A better understanding of how superconductivity behaves at quantum scales could accelerate the development of ...

Every crystal's shape is a mirror of the internal arrangement of its molecules, but the molecules in photoswitchable crystals ...

This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, ...