Researchers in optics and brain and cognitive science are investigating whether neurons can transmit light in a manner similar to fiber-optic communication channels. Neurons, specialized cells in the ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

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Researchers from the University of Rochester have begun an ambitious project to study if living neurons can transmit light through their axons—the long, tail-like nerve fibers of neurons that resemble ...

Scientists in Japan have uncovered a surprising twist, literally, in how molecules organize themselves. By introducing tiny leftover fragments from previous assemblies, they discovered a way to flip ...

Overall, this study aimed to explore the critical role of residual aggregates and explained how light-enabled fine-tuning can ...

"Milky seas” are one of the rarest reported forms of bioluminescence. A new scientific database may finally reveal the ...

Handheld light meters aren't just a relic of the past, they do things your camera’s built-in light meter can't and are a vintage film photography staple Handheld light meters used to be a photography ...

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