A newly uncovered property of light suggests it may be far more self-sufficient than previously believed. Researchers at the ...

Light does more than illuminate the world—it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk ...

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have uncovered a hidden property of light that allows it to twist, spin and ...

Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate, opening new technological frontiers.

(Nanowerk News) A research team headed by chemists at the University of California, Irvine has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter, a finding that could lead to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Light carries information in its wavelength, wavevector direction, polarization, and the way it bends through materials. Until now, optical data storage has typically used just ...