Jun 24, 2025 Scientists control light's direction using polarized beams in 2D materials Researchers use circularly polarized light to control the direction of exciton polaritons in 2D semiconductors, ...

In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice University have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials ...

In the natural world, many things come in mirror-image pairs. Your left and right hands are a perfect example—they look alike but can’t be perfectly superimposed.

Collagen in dinosaurs showcases that there are certain fossils in which organic material is not replaced by minerals.

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By studying their interactions with chiral light, you can diagnose what type of molecule you have. Sometimes the right-handed version is a powerful drug, but the left-handed version is poison.” ...

Rice University researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarized light in a single direction ...

Medically reviewed by Marla Anderson, MD Diagnosing melanoma typically requires a physical exam and a biopsy. Imaging and ...