The new documentary “A Life Illuminated” traces the career arc of U.S. marine biologist Edie Widder, an expert on bioluminescence who’s made headlines for decades. The film documents her team’s ...

Following the film's Berlinale premiere, the director talked with us about blending formats, restrained emotion, and first-feature risks.

Some of the universe's most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our observations can capture the long-lived echo it leaves behind as the shock front ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2025, researchers in Austria were able to put on display an effect of special relativity that’s been ...

Ultraviolet or infrared light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and optical sensing. UV (100–400 nm) and NIR (0.75–1.4 μm) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — February just got a little brighter. The Portland Winter Light Festival is back for its 11th year, lighting up downtown and neighborhoods across the city. Pioneer Courthouse Square ...

Researchers have built a paper-thin chip that converts infrared light into visible light and directs it precisely, all without mechanical motion. The design overcomes a long-standing efficiency-versus ...

I used to think recruitment content was mostly “nice to have.” A strong job description, a decent careers page, and some paid distribution—surely that was enough. Then I watched the same pattern ...

Researchers from the Advanced Science Research Center at CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have made a breakthrough in the design of nonlinear metasurfaces. Described in eLight, the team's device is a ...

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 ...

Xu Zao’s sci-fi feature is set in the distant future in a nearly deserted film studio. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The film, which mixes live action and animated sequences, is set in a ...

Most ceiling lights are designed to fade into the background. The Ceiling Light Ultra from Govee, which officially launched at CES 2026, does the opposite. It combines a bright everyday ceiling light ...