How do photosynthetic organisms harvest light so efficiently? To help answer this question, researchers have developed an ultrafast transient absorption microscope with sensitivity approaching the ...

Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the ...

Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that uses a magnetic field and polarized light to provide quantitative ...

A material built to tell left-handed light from right-handed light has long had a frustrating weakness. It mostly ignored ...

Professor Iksung Kang (School of Electrical Engineering), in collaboration with Professor Na Ji's research team at UC ...

Scientists have achieved a major step toward chip-scale ultraviolet light by converting red light into powerful UV within a ...

Explore 25 astonishing things you can only see under a microscope. Discover hidden universes in everyday objects, from ...

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a ...

Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that uses a magnetic field and polarized light to provide quantitative ...

Light doesn’t just help plants grow—it may also quietly hold them back. Researchers have uncovered a surprising mechanism where light strengthens the “glue” between a plant’s outer skin and its inner ...

How a single telephoto lens helped photographer and conservationist Jon McCormack rediscover the beauty of the beach ...

Feathers give birds their dazzling colors. They repel water and trap heat, keeping them warm and dry. They can even stifle sound, allowing species ...