Chinese researchers have demonstrated a single-step submicron structured surface texturing process that improved the absolute efficiency of a TOPCon solar cell by 1% through broadband anti-reflection ...

Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in custom, repeatable, three-dimensional patterns, ...

Scientists have demonstrated that light alone can reversibly control magnetism in a topological material. Researchers at the University of Basel and ETH Zurich have found a way to flip the magnetic ...

IndieWire how they captured their stories at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Every year, IndieWire reaches out to the cinematographers behind the documentary films premiering at the Sundance Film ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In ...

Scientists have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method ...

A team of scientists has replicated one of Thomas Edison's early experiments from his quest to make the lightbulb, but with ...

Students in the class ENGRI 1100: "Lasers and Photonics" engage in hands-on learning and build a laser for an assignment.

I test a series of light experiments to explore reflection, refraction, and optical illusions, demonstrating how light behaves in surprising and educational ways. GOP members face backlash after ...

Xiaomi has officially launched the Mijia Diffuse Reflection Ceiling Light in China, priced at 1899 yuan ($268). This is currently the most expensive ceiling light in Xiaomi’s Mijia lineup and ...

TL;DR: This experiment may not revolutionize telecommunications, but it highlights how accessible these concepts have become outside traditional research labs. Using nothing more than an iPad, a solar ...