Materials scientists at Rice University and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of ...

Scientists at the University of Oxford demonstrate an approach to interpreting how materials interact with polarized light, ...

Researchers from TU Delft and Radboud University, both in The Netherlands, have discovered that the two-dimensional ferroelectric material CuInP 2 S 6 (‘CIPS’) can be used to control the pathway and ...

Colorado team develop a new form of silicone that is more transparent than window glass, and a better thermal insulator than ...

Light has always been the ultimate tool for etching information into silicon, but a new class of materials that can bend and reshape that light at will is starting to look like the missing ingredient ...

A new discovery shows that messy, stray light can be used to clean up quantum systems instead of disrupting them. University ...

Treatments are available for dry AMD patients who also have geographic atrophy, but until the FDA's recent authorization of ...

A simple burst of visible light can now create skin-safe electrodes that could transform medical and wearable electronics.

Materials scientists at Rice and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants in water, including “forever chemicals” or PFAS.

With ultraviolet light being the workhorse of advanced chipmaking, high-resolution microscopy and next-generation optical communication technologies, improving the on-chip control over such light is ...

In May 2025, Google officially introduced Material 3 Expressive, the next evolution of Android’s design language, arriving after the launch of Android 16. This sweeping UI update is a significant step ...