Light, as we usually conceive of it, is defined by the astonishing velocity at which it moves from one point to another. For ...

A single gold nanorod, far smaller than a wavelength of visible light, can be coaxed into emitting circularly polarized ...

Light has always carried more than brightness. In this case, it also carries direction and twist. That mix may open a new ...

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are a kind of energetic cosmic radio burst. Though their duration is usually at millisecond scale, their energy (estimated isotropically) reaches 10 ^36 ～10 ^41 erg, ...

By striking a gold nanorod off-center with an electron beam, researchers found a simple way to make light spin.

Generation of circularly polarized nonlinear signals from chiral metasurfaces with rotational symmetry under arbitrarily polarized excitation. Left and right circularly polarized light, where the ...

MSI has launched its first monitor with circular polarization eye-care technology in China, the Pro Max 271QPHW E14. The monitor is priced at 1,299 yuan ($188) and is now available on JD.com. MSI Pro ...

Light can carry angular momentum in two distinct ways. One comes from polarization, which describes how the electric field ...

This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. As is an annual tradition, Merriam-Webster has announced its "Word of the Year." In a fitting well-being check on America, ...

Nanorobots using plasmonic motors achieve high-speed propulsion and precise control, enabling efficient bacterial capture and transport in biological settings.