Light Pulses That Travel Faster Than Light Created

Light Pulses That Travel Faster Than Light Created

NIST experts develop new way of producing such pulses

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 23rd, 2012
ISS Astronauts Perceive Cosmic Rays

ISS Astronauts Perceive Cosmic Rays

The radiation appears as dancing lights on their retina

Light Can Bend While Moving

Light Can Bend While Moving

The effect is subtle, but has significant practical applications

Plants on Other Worlds May Use Multiple Types of Light

Plants on Other Worlds May Use Multiple Types of Light

They could therefore produce oxygen regardless of wavelengths

Advanced Metamaterials Absorb Light with Great Efficiency

Advanced Metamaterials Absorb Light with Great Efficiency

Researchers in the United States create new types of synthetic materials

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 1st, 2012
New Method of Looking for Alien Life

New Method of Looking for Alien Life

ESO investigators develop innovative approach to such studies

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Do Not Exist

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Do Not Exist

The cause of weird results pointing at other conclusions was identified

HD Vision Found in Cuttlefish

HD Vision Found in Cuttlefish

Incredibly, these creatures are sensible to polarized light

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 21st, 2012
Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Atmospheric Reflections Could Reveal Exoplanets

Scattered light could pinpoint the location of habitable worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 20th, 2012
Fermi Clears Some Gamma-Ray Mysteries

Fermi Clears Some Gamma-Ray Mysteries

Even the sources of these high-energy radiations are not yet fully known

Light Can Weld Nanowire Meshes Together

Light Can Weld Nanowire Meshes Together

The discovery was made by investigators in the United States

Filter Detects Circular Polarized Light

Filter Detects Circular Polarized Light

The new device could be extremely useful for advanced applications

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2012
Oldest Type Ia Supernova Is 9 Billion Light-Years Away

Oldest Type Ia Supernova Is 9 Billion Light-Years Away

Astronomers hope that the event will allow them to better understand the Universe

  • Energy
  • By Oana Grigoras
  • December 23rd, 2011
Solar Bulbs Made from Plastic Bottles Lighten Homes

Solar Bulbs Made from Plastic Bottles Lighten Homes

An eco-friendly project aims to lighten the homes of poor people from the Philippines

Fiber Optics to Be Used in Quantum Computers

Fiber Optics to Be Used in Quantum Computers

NIST experts can measure their optical power in great detail

Weird, New Behavior of Light Detected

Weird, New Behavior of Light Detected

Photons streaming through tight openings behave unexpectedly

Two Thirds of the Indian School-Going Children Depend on Oil Lamps

Two Thirds of the Indian School-Going Children Depend on Oil Lamps

OneChildOneLight wants every Indian child to be able to safely read at night, until 2014

 
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