Colleges and universities are amassing impressive equipment supplies that give students an opportunity to innovate.

Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as if defying the law of physics. This phenomenon, known as negative refraction ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In August 2025, I wrote about Finchetto, a UK photonics startup working on an optical packet ...

The Lenovo Smart Clock used to let users quickly and silently toggle smart lights through its touchscreen interface. A few weeks back, that option seems to have gone away for everyone, replaced with ...

DLSS 4.5 is now officially available for all RTX GPU owners. DLSS 4.5 is now officially available for all RTX GPU owners. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Dell’s Alienware laptops tend to be high-performance notebooks with designs that unmistakably scream “this is a gaming laptop.” But rival PC makers like Asus, Razer, and Acer have been demonstrating ...

5G has been around for years and has seen some adoption in process applications. Now on the horizon, likely with extensive use of optical transmission, is 6G and in the near term, 5.5G. Sometimes ...

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available today, along with the Nintendo Switch version. Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2: For news and updates on all things ...

Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over lights behavior, but ...

In nanophotonics, tiny structures manipulate light at incredibly small scales, enabling a range of advanced technologies. One of the most important tools in this field is the optical resonator, which ...