In a discovery that challenges conventional optics, scientists have managed to make a laser beam cast its own shadow—a feat previously thought impossible, as light typically passes through other light ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and partner institutions have developed a photonic ...

A NASA spacecraft has beamed a near-infrared laser nearly 10 million miles into space breaking new ground for the agency. The laser, which is encoded with test data, was fired from NASA’s Psyche ...

Photonic chips use light to process data instead of electricity, enabling faster communication speeds and greater bandwidth.

The novel chip uses an array of microscopic structures that curl upward, resembling tiny, glowing “ski jumps”, says the MIT announcement. The researchers can precisely control how light is emitted ...

Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward ...

Taara started as a Google X moonshot spinoff aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light.

(Inside Science) — In long distance space travel, traditional rockets would eventually run out of fuel. There is an alternative: Since as early as the 19 th century, scientists have dreamed of ...