A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with ...

In the above image, the shadow appears as the horizontal line traversing the blue background. Credit: Abrahao et al. The experiment resulted from a lunch conversation about how some 3D diagrams ...

shadows have helped decode the mysteries of our world. However, a recent experiment has redefined this seemingly simple phenomenon by demonstrating that even light can cast a shadow. Traditionally ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, scientists decided to experiment in real life — and found that laser ...

"From there, we decided to conduct an experiment to demonstrate the shadow of a laser beam." To do this, the researchers directed a high-power green laser through a cube made of standard ruby ...