A compound lens forged by two galaxies is helping astronomers get a bead on the Hubble Constant and dark energy.

Scientists discovered a way to encode more data into light by creating light vortices with quasicrystals. This method could ...

An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals ---- exotic materials that exponentially amplify light. The breakthrough opens up exciting possibilities ...

Confirmed presenters for this year’s Prism Awards include Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling, Edmund Optics’ Katie Schwertz, ETH Zurich’s Ursula Keller, Singular Photonics’ Shahida Imani, Notal Vision’s ...

Confirmed presenters for this year’s Prism Awards include Double Helix’s Leslie Kimerling, Edmund Optics’ Katie Schwertz, ETH Zurich’s Ursula Keller, Singular Photonics’ Shahida Imani, Notal Vision’s ...

Fun fact: Chorus has a spare, unused 768-fibre cable - about 5 cm across - going from Waiheke to Auckland in case the Waiheke ...

Reflective optics are optical systems that utilize mirrors to reflect and focus light. They involve using mirrors—smooth, ...

Space telescopes are prominent uses of optical technologies. Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is renowned for its ...

Two-photon vision is a novel method with great potential for the future of ophthalmic diagnostics. Although it has many ...

Optical illusions can reveal hidden personality traits, according to a TikTok user @thesanzworld. By choosing which face in an illusion looks happier, you can determine if you are more logical or ...