- Physics / Chemistry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2014
Super Awesome Solid Light Is an Actual Thing, the Result of Crystallization
“This is a new behavior for light,” says Princeton University researcher Andrew Houck
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 27th, 2014
Watch: Why It's Perfectly OK to Draw Pointy Stars
The way we draw stars is surprisingly scientifically accurate
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2014
Watch: Here Are 5 Insanely Creative Ways to Light a Bulb
Fair warning: some of these experiments are not to be recreated at home
- iWorld
- By Adrian Boioglu
- August 9th, 2014
Emberlight - The iPhone Controlled Device Than Turns Any Light Into A Smart Bulb - Gallery / Video
This Kickstarter project has raised double the funding they needed
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2014
Novel Materials Built with Light Could Pave the Way to Invisibility Cloaks
The materials are the brainchild of researchers with the University of Cambridge in the UK
- Photo Blog
- By Alexandra Arici
- July 12th, 2014
Drone That Can Deliver the Perfect Light for Photographers Created at MIT
The drone can adjust its position if the photographer or the subject move
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 30th, 2014
Brain Control via Light Made Possible by “Jaws” Protein
The protein makes it possible to use light outside the skull to control brain activity
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 27th, 2014
MIT Brainiacs Use Light to Control Body Movement for the First Time Ever
The MIT researchers employed light to toy with muscle contractions in laboratory mice
- 3D Printing
- By Alexandra Arici
- June 24th, 2014
Check Out the Stunning 3D Printed House 1.0 and Its Wonderful Rooms Made of Salt
3D house printing has reached a new level with this new Emerging Objects project
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2014
Light from Explosion That Occurred 12 Billion Years Ago Reaches Earth
The light was visible in the sky, researchers detected and observed it using a telescope
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 2nd, 2014
World's Most Sensitive Thermometer Is Made of Light
The thermometer has a precision of 30 billionths of a degree
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- May 5th, 2014
Intricate Lamp Design Can Trick Your Eyes with 3D Optical Illusion
3D wire-frame images are attached to the lamp to create the optical illusion of depth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2014
Strength of Gravity Remained Unchanged in 9 Billion Years
Study investigated all known supernovae to reach this conclusion
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 22nd, 2014
Bright Light Intensifies Human Emotions, Researchers Say
Some people feel more optimistic on sunny days, others become more depressed
- Laptops & Tablets
- By Alexandra Arici
- February 18th, 2014
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Mystique, World’s Lightest 14-Inch Ultrabook Lands in Europe
The device will be made available for purchase soon, but so far we don't know the pricing
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2014
Flashes of Light May One Day Stop Pain
This could be especially useful for patients with chronic pains
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 23rd, 2014
Transparent Display Developed at MIT – Video
The device may enable the development of advanced HUD