The first direct visualization of the shape ... light are impossible to photograph, but physicists at the University of Birmingham have now calculated their wave function to produce an accurate ...

In some real-world settings, taxicab geometry is more convenient, and more relevant, than Euclidean geometry. Engineers use it when planning the most efficient paths for robots to take when navigating ...

Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken. Researchers in Birmingham have created the first ...

Part lightshow, part art piece, part exploratory technology, Light Barrier ... to ensure image accuracy once the show began. Check out a preview after the break! Amazing shapes for now, dazzling ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder are working on a new material that responds to light and heat by shifting between complex, pre-programmed shapes. Not only will it allow you ...