Physicists Unlock a New Way to Bend Light, Bringing Superlenses and Cloaking Closer to Reality
Scientists have found a way to achieve negative refraction—where light bends the "wrong" way—using carefully arranged atomic arrays instead of engineered metamaterials. This breakthrough has enormous ...
Deep-sea shrimp have evolved enhanced vision for the bioluminescent world, study finds
Light is a primary driver of visual evolution in shrimp, according to new FIU research published this week in Nature ...
The secret behind sharp vision: New research reveals the benefits of tiny eye movements
Even when we think we are holding our gaze perfectly still, our eyes make tiny, involuntary movements. While these ...
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A Field Guide to the Phrase “Dimly Lit”
If a library is dimly lit, you go to an Ivy League school. If a library is dimly lit and there are cameras everywhere, you ...
Does the universe behave the same way everywhere? Weak gravitational lensing could provide an answer
A study published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP) presents a methodology to test the assumption ...
Space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy in our cosmic neighborhood
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, ...
Feeling bitter? These anti-Valentine's Day fundraisers turn heartbreak into charity
While many people will be having fancy dinners or opening heart-shaped boxes full of chocolates on Feb. 14, many others — who either have a broken heart or suffered a recent bitter breakup — will not ...