How do photosynthetic organisms harvest light so efficiently? To help answer this question, researchers have developed an ultrafast transient absorption microscope with sensitivity approaching the ...

It’s far faster to list what the Light Phone III can do than all the things it can’t. On this minimalist device, you can call and text, listen to music or a podcast, and get directions. There’s a ...

S. Justin Thomas, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, specializes in behavioral sleep medicine and says the relationship between red light and ...

In 2021, dermatologist David Ozog was on holiday with his family in the Bahamas, when his 18-year-old son had a massive stroke. The teenager was airlifted to Florida, and then to Chicago for surgery.

Ever wanted a slice of the cosmos at home? You can buy genuine meteorite as a keepsake for home. But did you know you can unveil incredible detail that you can't see with the naked eye, too? All it ...

Perhaps they can take a peek into the infinitesimal world outside with Bubo, a 2-in-1 digital microscope currently on Kickstarter. Designed for ease of use by curious novices and students alike, Bubo ...

Hair loss isn’t always dramatic. It can be incremental. You start noticing a bit more scalp in harsh bathroom lighting; a tiny bald spot when you tie your hair up in a ponytail. The shower drain is ...

Seasonal fatigue, or winter blues, can be particularly strong after a harsh winter. Light therapy lamps mimic natural sunlight to help treat mood irregularities. A 2024 analysis found that bright ...

Thanks to modern LED bulbs, light is cheaper than ever to make—except for one particular kind. Three University of Chicago scientists have announced an innovative way to create infrared light, which ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

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A VLC system consisting of a transmitter and a receiver was constructed, and a serializer/deserializer using 8B13B coding was implemented on an FPGA. The data modulated onto the LED light were ...