A group of scientists and engineers that includes researchers from The University of Texas at Austin has created a new class of materials that can absorb low energy light and transform it into higher ...

Scientists have just developed a novel material capable of spontaneously adapting its behavior to light, without any sensor ...

By shining a focused laser beam onto a sample of material, a team at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and ETH Zürich showed ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists have struggled to create synthetic materials that can sense and respond to their environment with the precision needed for advanced robotics and smart devices. A key ...

“There’s nothing faster than light, and we’re using light to control material properties at essentially the fastest possible speed that’s allowed by physics.” And unlike earlier attempts to achieve ...

This simple-sounding material is not only strong, but extremely light, weighing just a few micrograms per layer. The team measured the material to have a hardness of over 11 GigaPascals (GPa), and an ...

Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS and other contaminants. Materials scientists at Rice University (TX, USA) and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a ...