When last we saw [xoreaxeax], he had built a lens-less optical microscope that deduced the structure of a sample by recording the diffraction patterns formed by shining a laser beam through it. At the ...

The 19th century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins paid homage to the kingfisher’s brilliant plumage in his poem “As Kingfishers ...

When light passes through materials, it typically changes direction and bends in predictable ways. This change in direction, known as refraction, is caused by a change in the speed of light as it ...

It’s the time of year when we start looking at everything with a whole new outlook, especially with natural daylight playing such a key role. In turn, window accents come into play… whether it’s to ...

Nanofabrication and nanopatterning are fields of study in which methods are developed to manufacture nanomaterials, or pattern materials on a nanometre scale (i.e., below 100 nm in at least one ...