During the workday, you know how common it is to lose track of time. One minute, you’re starting your day by brewing a cup of coffee and checking emails, then seemingly in the blink of an eye, it’s ...

Scientists in Spain have developed an amorphous-silicon solar cell that could be used in both transparent photovoltaics and tandem applications. The device reportedly achieves notable efficiency ...

Hornof, D., Helm, V., de Dios Rodriguez, E. et al. A snapshot of relativistic motion: visualizing the Terrell-Penrose effect. Commun Phys 8, 161 (2025). https://doi ...

Visible is finally stepping out of the shadows of the internet and into physical stores, starting with a new SIM kit at Best Buy. Visible announced that it would be bringing a new experience to Best ...

Dying Light: The Beast has debuted in first place on the Steam Weekly Top Sellers chart (excluding revenue generated by free games) for Week 39, 2025, which ended September 23, 2025. There were one ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. What you're looking at when the Milky Way is visible is the bright center of our galaxy with billions of ...

A research team led by SUTD has created nanoscale glass structures with near-perfect reflectance, overturning long-held assumptions about what low-index materials can do in photonics. For decades, ...

The color purple is, in a way, invented by our brains. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The world is awash with the color purple — ...

The speed of evolution made in the field of optics in recent decades is exemplified by the transformation of conventional bulky cameras into today’s compact smart phone cameras. Even high-performance ...

Neuroscientists and materials scientists have created contact lenses that enable infrared vision in both humans and mice by converting infrared light into visible light. Unlike infrared night vision ...

Blue light is part of the visible light spectrum. Exposure to blue light can affect sleep quality, alertness, hormone production, mood, and more. Blue light could also contribute to headaches, but ...

It turns out the idea that humans glow might not just be poetic. A new study from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada has captured physical evidence showing that ...