Scientists make transparent materials absorb light. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Journal Optica Funder Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Minobrnauka) (3. ...

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The concept involves shining a beam, such as a laser, onto a material from above to pump it full of energy. This can alter the material's properties, making it transparent to other wavelengths of ...

Light can be turned into a glowing stream of liquid that splits into droplets and splatters off surfaces just like water. The researchers who've worked out how to do this say "liquid light" would ...

A laser beam can be twisted to move like a vortex There’s a new kind of twisted light. A rotating “vortex beam” whose twist changes across the length of the beam has been created in the lab ...

Among those who spotted the light beam was a resident in Friendswood, near Polly Ranch. They first noticed it around 10:38 p.m. and it disappeared at around 11:20 p.m. On Sunday, Grizzy's Hood ...

On the night of May 16, a large beam of light resembling a spotlight was seen shooting into the night sky in the Southwest, but its source remains unknown.. A Facebook post sharing the mysterious ...