A multilayered semiconductor acting as an optical sensor opens the way to miniaturized, adjunct spectrometers.

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

Scientists have unraveled the evolutionary journey of a unique type of photosynthesis that allows some bacteria to harness far-red light, a region beyond the visible spectrum. This discovery could ...

How does color work, and how does the type of light source you use affect the colors you see? Appliance Science looks at the science of light and color. Richard Baguley Richard Baguley has been ...

About 2.5 billion years ago, a pigment called chlorophyll appeared in single-celled organisms, allowing them to capture energy in the form of light and convert it into sugars. This biochemical trick, ...

Photographers interested in capturing ultraviolet light spectrum photographs revealing hidden details that would not normally be seen by the naked eye may be interested in a new video created during ...

Although Mary Berridge’s son displayed signs of autism from birth – including motor skill and speech delays, difficulty with change and sensory sensitivity – it took over seven years for him to be ...

Beyond light, noise also possesses a spectrum of colors, each with a unique frequency profile. These 'colors of noise,' like ...