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Scientists at UC Riverside and the University of Delaware say they convinced food-bearing plants to grow in total darkness with acetate.

Science & Energy

Scientists Invent Way to Grow Plants in Complete Darkness

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Researchers were able to cause two plastic trays to hover using only light — opening the doors to research unexplored parts of the sky.

Science & Energy

Scientists Make “Magic Carpet” Hover Using Only Light

By Tony Ho Tran

Filter out every star, galaxy, and other source of brightness we know about, and half of the light in the universe will still remain.

Astronomers Can’t Explain Where Half the Universe’s Light Is Coming From

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, researchers have figured out how to record videos of light moving in three dimensions, shooting at 100 billion frames a second.

Science & Energy

Ultra-Speed Caltech Camera Films Light Moving Through Space in 3D

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at the University of Central Florida say they've figured out how to make pulses of light travel 30 times as fast as usual — or even backward.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say They Can Make Light Travel 30x Faster Than Normal

By Jon Christian

The World’s Fastest Camera Can “Freeze Time,” Show Beams of Light in Slo-Mo

Science & Energy

The World’s Fastest Camera Can “Freeze Time,” Show Beams of Light in Slo-Mo

By Jon Christian

Japanese Researchers Unveil Tiny, Floating, “Firefly” Light Called Luciola

Robots and Machines

Japanese Researchers Unveil Tiny, Floating, “Firefly” Light Called Luciola

By Chelsea Gohd

Physicists May Have Just Discovered A New Form Of Light

Physicists May Have Just Discovered A New Form Of Light

By Jelor Gallego

Part Light, Part Matter: Physicists Create ‘Mixed Matter’ at Room Temperature

Quantum Physics

Part Light, Part Matter: Physicists Create ‘Mixed Matter’ at Room Temperature

By Arra Dianne Hifarva

Physicists Just Discovered a New Form of Light

Science & Energy

Physicists Just Discovered a New Form of Light

By June Javelosa

Eggs Literally Spark With Light Upon Contact With Sperm, and We Caught It on Camera

Science & Energy

Eggs Literally Spark With Light Upon Contact With Sperm, and We Caught It on Camera

By Cecille De Jesus

Scientists Make Single-Chip Microprocessors That Can Communicate Faster Using Light

Robots and Machines

Scientists Make Single-Chip Microprocessors That Can Communicate Faster Using Light

By June Javelosa

Harvard Researchers Can Now Make Light Go Faster

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Harvard Researchers Can Now Make Light Go Faster

By Miguel Santos

Meet the World’s Lightest Metal. It’s 99.99% Air.

Robots and Machines

Meet the World’s Lightest Metal. It’s 99.99% Air.

By Jolene Creighton

The Internet of the Future Could Be Brought to You By Light Bulbs

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The Internet of the Future Could Be Brought to You By Light Bulbs

Science Explained: How Long Can Photons Live? Will They Ever Die?

By Jolene Creighton