Researchers created a sprayable, waterborne automotive coating that absorbs 99. 9% of visible light, producing an ultra-black finish similar to specialized carbon nanotube materials.

Researchers achieved that by combining mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots, which absorb infrared light, and a ...

Photonic time crystal research achieved a world first on July 29, 2026: scientists from École Polytechnique, Collège de ...

ONTARIO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 30, 2026 / Ready to launch its third Kickstarter campaign, Scoutlite proudly introduces its latest outdoor wearable: Cresta 1800, the Winner o ...

One important form is called an optical vortex beam. Unlike an ordinary light beam with a flat wavefront, an optical vortex beam has a twisted, corkscrew-like phase structure and a dark center, much ...

Vision Engineering, a UK‑based designer and manufacturer of magnification and inspection systems, has announced the global ...

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to help gravitational-wave observatories see ...

The remote Chatham Islands, east of New Zealand, appeared to be encircled by a shimmering green halo when viewed from space. On January 10, 2026, the striking phenomenon was captured by the NOAA-20 ...

Nature is filled with remarkable visual phenomena created by microscopic surface structures that interact with light in fascinating ways. The iridescent wings of butterflies, the shimmering feathers ...

Abstract: Aiming at the problems of complex preparation process of the existing visual-tactile sensor's reflective film, uneven illumination and shortened service life, this paper presents a novel ...