Many of us will have experienced our pasta disintegrating into a beige mush – particularly for gluten-free alternatives. So ...

In the home, the lab and the factory, electric fields control technologies such as Kindle displays, medical diagnostic tests and devices that purify cancer drugs. In an electric field, anything with ...

In the world of optics, tiny structures called microcavities—often no wider than a human hair—play a crucial role in ...

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Researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical ...

The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds.

Researchers have developed a novel microscopy imaging technique to assess damaged myelin across large areas of brain tissue, ...

A team of scientists in China has discovered a new way to power nano-sized LEDs, paving the path for more compact, ...

An extinct snake has slithered its way out of obscurity over four decades after its discovery. The newly described species of ...

The ability of some animals to dynamically change color to match the brightness of their surroundings is one of nature's ...

It’s the grand narrative of how optics transformed human vision and understanding of the universe, showing how a simple desire to read better by candlelight eventually led to humanity peering into the ...