Humanity has seen similar images to the one below, beginning with the iconic Earthrise image captured by Apollo 8. But these ...

Near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, offers a way to monitor brain activity without surgery or radiation by tracking changes in blood flow and oxygenation. Light sources placed on the scalp send near ...

Chronic dental light exposure increases the risk of retinal vascular damage, potentially leading to macular degeneration and glaucoma in healthcare professionals.

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI 10.29026/oet.2026.260001 , discusses empowering next-generation photodetectors through ...

Laser chips using light instead of radio waves deliver over 360 Gbps indoors while cutting energy use, offering a new way to ease Wi-Fi congestion in dense environments.

A light pulse is technically empty, yet capable of carrying a trillion photons in a single burst. That is part of what makes ...

The study suggests that physically informed AI can do more than interpolate missing data; it can help connect satellite generations into a more coherent long-term observing system. The authors note ...

A new plasmonic fiber probe uses linearly polarized light and energy recycling for broadband nanofocusing with resolution ...

Pushing optical imaging below the diffraction limit usually requires complicated illumination schemes and still suffers from weak, unstable signals ...

A new, miniature laser source developed by applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and ...

Prolonged exposure to artificial lighting is an emerging occupational health concern, particularly in professions like ...