A light-sensitive crystal is opening the door to a new era of “light-written” technology. Arsenic trisulfide can be reshaped ...

Scientists have discovered novel optical properties in arsenic trisulfide (As2S3), a crystalline van der Waals semiconductor.

Crystalline arsenic trisulfide shows record photorefractive response and can be laser-patterned at 500-nm resolution without ...

The Museum of Illusions Orlando is here to remind you that your brain is basically just guessing at everything, and it’s ...

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different optical patterns at once is extremely complicated, and remains a major ...

The Museum of Illusions demonstrates that some of the most fascinating experiences don’t require traveling to exotic ...

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Computer chips that cram billions of electronic devices into a few square inches have powered the digital economy and transformed the world. Scientists may be on the cusp of launching a similar ...

Scientists have pioneered a way to make integrated circuits for light by depositing complex patterns of specialized materials ...

Fibre optics and optical communications is the use of thin strands of glass for sending information encoded into light over long distances. Total internal reflection prevents light inserted into one ...

Can AI restore your voice? A new study reveals a multiaxial strain sensor that converts silent muscle movements into ...