Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered a new way to generate ultra-precise, evenly spaced "combs" of laser light on a ...

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...

Pew pew pew. The European Southern Observatory has released a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way shining over the Paranal Observatory in Chile, as lasers create artificial "guide stars" in the ...

The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the development of advanced technologies. Researchers at the Advanced Science ...

SACRAMENTO — Sacramento Kings fans chanted "light the beam" as they watched Los Angeles Lakers fans hit the exit early as the Kings got the upper hand on the Lakers in their 124-112 victory at a sold ...

SACRAMENTO ― The Sacramento Kings snapped a seven-game losing streak with their 111-98 win against the Houston Rockets at Golden 1 Center on Sunday, Jan. 11. They also did something they haven't had a ...

A bizarre beam of light cut through the skies above the UK earlier today. People in Robin Hoods Bay, a village six miles south of Whitby, and Ness Point craned their necks up high and saw the white ...

So you're driving at night, minding your own business, when suddenly your entire world becomes a searing white light. An oncoming car, usually a massive SUV that's already sitting a foot higher than ...

New York City will again honor the lives lost on 9/11 with the Tribute in Light display, shining beams of light into the sky that can be seen for dozens of miles. The 9/11 memorial display, which also ...

Neutrino lasers: It’s an idea that many physicists didn’t see coming. At first glance, physics suggests that it would be impossible to make a laser of neutrinos, famously elusive subatomic particles.