Ocean Optics reports on how spectroscopy revolutionizes research by utilizing light to analyze materials, improving accuracy ...

For the last few years, general scientific consensus has suggested the blue light spectrum coming out of our modern devices can significantly disrupt our circadian rhythms. To balance this, many ...

Scientists have discovered missing colours in the Sun’s light spectrum. Hundreds of dark absorption lines remain unexplained, hinting towards hidden processes in our nearest star’s mysterious ...

Photographers interested in capturing ultraviolet light spectrum photographs revealing hidden details that would not normally be seen by the naked eye may be interested in a new video created during ...

Scientists have unraveled the evolutionary journey of a unique type of photosynthesis that allows some bacteria to harness far-red light, a region beyond the visible spectrum. This discovery could ...

Beyond light, noise also possesses a spectrum of colors, each with a unique frequency profile. These 'colors of noise,' like ...

How does color work, and how does the type of light source you use affect the colors you see? Appliance Science looks at the science of light and color. Richard Baguley Richard Baguley has been ...

A multilayered semiconductor acting as an optical sensor opens the way to miniaturized, adjunct spectrometers.

About 2.5 billion years ago, a pigment called chlorophyll appeared in single-celled organisms, allowing them to capture energy in the form of light and convert it into sugars. This biochemical trick, ...