Scientists in Germany have crafted “skyrmion bags” of light—complex vortex-like structures—on the surface of gold by cleverly ...

Beams of light that can be guided into corkscrew-like shapes called optical vortices are used today in a range of ...

the Department of Physics & Astronomy's Tanner Obray and Paul Ricketts, and Nicole Brimhall of Oblate Optics. Lenses bend light to make objects appear larger. The thicker and heavier the lens ...

An international team of researchers has developed an optical device that mimics the behavior of both black and white holes.

A research group has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties.

These thin strands of glass are a scientific breakthrough that has made it possible for us to connect with anyone around the globe.

Learn about the science behind thin strands of glass that have made it possible for us to communicate with anyone around the ...

Faster-than-light travel, once confined to sci-fi, is being explored through Hawking-inspired physics. Delhi weekenders: 9 scenic escapes to beat the city grind within 6 hours Extended weekend?

In Newtonian physics, “rotatum” is the rate of change ... a thin lens etched with light-bending nanostructures, to create a light beam with controlled polarization and orbital angular momentum ...