Researchers from the Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy have flipped a long-held assumption in optics, showing ...

A powerful new microscopy technique unveils hidden nanoscale light interactions, offering a glimpse into physics that ...

UC Santa Barbara physics doctoral candidate has been named to Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program’s new class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows ...

Researchers generated stable vortex light in its lowest-energy state using liquid crystal traps and optical confinement.

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This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Brian Pogue, who is professor of biomedical engineering at ...

In this Physics World Focus on Optics & Photonics you’ll find an interview with the healthcare photonics lead at the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation, and a report on a pan-European effort to ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technology that can non-invasively generate cross-sectional images of tissue. OCT is widely used in eye clinics to diagnose and manage retinal diseases ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, "metasurfaces" are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over light's behavior, but ...

Geometric optics is a confusing subject for many physics students, who often first encounter the subject in introductory college physics classes. Traditional instruction in geometric optics is not as ...