This could enable new tech for controlling light with light, opening doors to advanced fabrication, imaging, and illumination ...

Can light itself cast a shadow? It may sound like a philosophical riddle, but researchers have found that under certain ...

They expected light to show the effects of the ... almost in awe of the power of light. Technology constantly advances, allowing engineers to create ever brighter beams. The general rule, said ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, scientists decided to experiment in real life — and found that laser beams ...

To ask if a beam of light can make a shadow sounds like a sort of Zen paradox, but physicists have demonstrated the ...

Researchers create a visible shadow using only a laser beam, an achievement that seemingly defies conventional physics.

Brookhaven researchers have revealed that a laser beam can cast a shadow through nonlinear optical processes, challenging ...

Researchers have recognized that the thermal effect of DMs is one of the main factors ... Theoretical analysis and experimental results indicate that light sources with high power and beam quality can ...

This effect occurs when light interacts with a material in an intensity-dependent ... The researchers experimentally measured the dependence of the shadow's contrast on the laser beam's power, finding ...

This feature lets users coordinate their custom lighting effects across RGB ... Because the Litra Beam LX has its own USB power supply, it can output more light than if it had to rely on USB ...

Shadows are a natural consequence of opaque walls in an illuminated Universe. Light shines; photons travel until they hit an ...