- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 3rd, 2012
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
The radiation appears as dancing lights on their retina
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 20th, 2012
Light Can Bend While Moving
The effect is subtle, but has significant practical applications
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 16th, 2012
Plants on Other Worlds May Use Multiple Types of Light
They could therefore produce oxygen regardless of wavelengths
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
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
ESO investigators develop innovative approach to such studies
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 23rd, 2012
Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Do Not Exist
The cause of weird results pointing at other conclusions was identified
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 21st, 2012
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
Scattered light could pinpoint the location of habitable worlds
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 20th, 2012
Fermi Clears Some Gamma-Ray Mysteries
Even the sources of these high-energy radiations are not yet fully known
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 14th, 2012
Light Can Weld Nanowire Meshes Together
The discovery was made by investigators in the United States
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 9th, 2012
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
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
An eco-friendly project aims to lighten the homes of poor people from the Philippines
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 21st, 2011
Fiber Optics to Be Used in Quantum Computers
NIST experts can measure their optical power in great detail
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 22nd, 2011
Weird, New Behavior of Light Detected
Photons streaming through tight openings behave unexpectedly
- Home & Garden
- By Oana Grigoras
- November 15th, 2011
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