Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most ...

A research team at Shanghai Jiao Tong University has unveiled Optics GPT, described as the world's first large language model built specifically for the field of optics, offering what developers call ...

The human eye is a simple, but extremely robust, optical instrument. Analysis by sophisticated wavefront-sensing technology and customized ray-tracing has now revealed that the eye is actually an ...

Does the Mercury/Solis pairing tick all the boxes?

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

An overview of the principles and advantages of functional ultrasound imaging for brain and neuropharmacology research.

For decades, bulky spectrometers have been the main tools for understanding how things are made of chemicals (a thing called composition). Spectrometers are a type of lab equipment that uses prisms or ...

Researchers have demonstrated that quantum entanglement can link atoms across space to improve measurement accuracy. By ...

The famed collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory has ended operations, but if all goes to plan, a new collider will rise ...

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

York was the first researcher to find an isotope of hydrogen known as deuterium, which helped give researchers an understanding of dark matter.

India's exports to the EU face significantly higher import tariffs from January 1, 2026, as the EU suspends GSP benefits for 87% of Indian goods. This withdrawal ends preferential access, impacting ...