Imagine being able to flip a material from transparent to opaque, or reshape its properties in less than a billionth of a ...

That’s because it’s where light refracts off the ice crystals present in a thin veil of cirrus clouds. So we can have those ...

Last year was a notable year for viewing the northern lights across the Okanagan. Many residents were able to see and ...

Now, scientists in France have shown that slow, and indeed fast, light phenomena are possible using liquid crystals. Much of the early research into slow light was carried out using atomic vapours.

Why this breakthrough in quantum physics could change future technology Scientists created supersolid light-based materials that extend past cursory scientific value since they alter various quantum ...

A skier discovered a 'magic portal' of light when they stumbled across a atmospheric phenomenon during a snowstorm in Austria. The seemingly otherworldly event was spotted on a slope at the ...