Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as ...

The formation of a rainbow requires the observer to be between the sun and falling rain, with the rain in front and the sun behind. Sunlight passes from behind the observer, refracts as it enters each ...

A new kind of artificial intelligence agent, trained to understand how software is built by gorging on a company’s data and learning how this leads to an end product, could be both a more capable ...

Ludwig Wittgenstein was once asked, “What is your aim in philosophy?” His answer: “To show the fly the way out of the fly bottle.” The goal is not to provide more rules or better solutions, but to ...

Reflection Frame has just launched a 13.3-inch digital photo frame that uses E INK Spectra 6 color e-paper. It doesn’t need any cords, no Wi-Fi setup, no account needed. Just a simple tap from your ...

This work achieves the refraction and reflection of flexoelectric-induced directrons at interfaces. With identical physical properties of the media on both sides of the interface, as well as uniform ...

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools for growth, yet it can also be one of the hardest things to receive. Many of us say we "like feedback," but the real test comes when that input is unexpected ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we cover the science of rainbows and why double rainbows are always mirror images. Then we talk about mysterious, yet super common, chromosomes called ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We present infrared absorption coefficients, cross sections, and band strengths ...

'Amer' directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani worship at the altar of classic Italian genre movies. Their latest offering honors a Diabolik-like hero as he looks back on his career highlights.