Researchers have developed a way to use 3-D printing to create a preform that can be drawn into silica glass optical fibers, which form the backbone of the global telecommunications network. This ...

A joint team of physicists from Skoltech, MIPT, and ITMO developed an optical component that helps manage the properties of a terahertz beam and split it into several channels. The new device can ...

A mind-bending optical illusion video has been shared on Reddit, featuring two curved objects that appear to be different sizes but are actually the same.

Such 'optical lattice clocks' will allow extremely high stability using a large number of atoms and fractional uncertainties of ∼10−18 by sharing particular 'magic' wavelengths.

Optical sensors may be uniquely suited for use in robotic hands, according to researchers who have developed a three-fingered soft robotic hand with multiple embedded fiber optic sensors. They ...

Folio Photonics announced a new method for optical disc storage this week that could make hard drives bigger and cheaper than ever. Using new materials and manufacturing ...

"My Wife and My Mother-in-Law" is a famous optical illusion that depicts both an old woman looking off to the left and a young woman facing away, looking over her right shoulder. (The old woman's ...

The original was apparently posted on Buzzhunt Akiyoshi Kitaoka’s incredible optical illusion website: You see embedded spirals, right, of green, pinkish-orange, and blue?

Over two decades, scientists have succeeded in pushing the limits of optical detection to single molecules using fluorescence. However, restrictions in photophysics and labelling protocols make ...

These trippy optical illusions baffle the best of us, as they seem to completely transform the colour of an object. But scientists have now unveiled the truth about so-called 'simultaneous ...