Owing to the wave nature of light there are many ways that such different waves can interact with each other, but also with materials. Everyone knows about reflecting light with a mirror, which is a ...

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The Avalanches have dropped two new songs, “Wherever You Go” and “Reflecting Light,” from their upcoming as-yet-untitled album. Their third LP will be the follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower, which was ...

Light-intercepting transfer device installs into the dome ring of a tubular skylight to increase the surface area available to reflect sunlight. The device can increase light performance by up to 100 ...

Dear Gail: I love mirrors and have recently purchased a couple of new ones. I’d love some ideas on different ways to use them. — Gina A. Dear Gina: Mirrors are great decorative, as well as functional ...

Discover the science behind seeing your reflection in water. Light travels in straight lines and bounces off smooth surfaces, ...

A research team has developed a new way to measure and predict how plant leaves scatter and reflect light, revealing that ...

Following wave theory, light can be seen as a form of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum. This spectrum encompasses energy at different wavelengths, of which only a small portion ranging from ...

In what seemed like a scene straight out of a superhero movie, a bizarre vertical stream of light was seen illuminating the night sky above Detroit and parts of Ontario on Tuesday. Images of the ...

It's already nigh on impossible to pick computer generated graphics in the latest blockbusters, but the job is set to get even harder thanks to researchers who have developed a graphics algorithm that ...