A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out that if you manipulate a laser just right, then hit it side-on with another ...

In the experiment, a high-power green laser passed through a ruby cube, illuminated from the side by a blue laser. The green laser increased the ruby’s absorption of the blue light, creating a darker ...

"Laser light casting a shadow was previously thought impossible since light usually passes through other light without interacting," study co-author Raphael Abrahao, a physicist at Brookhaven National ...

Explains the concept of light traveling in straight lines and demonstrates this through various experiments. It shows how light can be observed through holes in cards, how it behaves in a lightproof ...

HALLOWEEN. WHAT HAPPENED TO SPOOKY SEASON? THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES TO THE BIG EVENT AND WE’RE TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER. MARQUISE MEDA SHOWS US HOW AN ANCIENT FORM OF ...