A new light-based breakthrough could help quantum computers finally scale up. Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, allowing ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through ...

The newer generation of electric vehicles in the car market is bigger, heavier and more expensive with each passing generation. Bigger screens, more features, and a higher price that is even more ...

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete ...

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 ...

Researchers have built a paper-thin chip that converts infrared light into visible light and directs it precisely, all without mechanical motion. The design overcomes a long-standing efficiency-versus ...

Apple in macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduced Edge Light, a clever new feature that turns your Mac's display into a virtual ring light during video calls. Instead of fumbling with external lighting equipment, ...

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

A doctoral student recreated a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.