When most people hear "polymer," they think of plastics. In our group, polymerization is a way to line up identical molecules like beads on a string and let quantum mechanics take over. Put magnetic ...

Light is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

New for Light + Building 2026, ADI will introduce a DALI power supply and gateway showcase. The gateway plays a critical role in KNX projects, enabling every KNX lighting product to communicate ...

If you happen to be in the market for a small artificial sun, you may be interested to know that for about $1300, you can get a tennis-ball-sized LED array that outputs 120,000 lumens.

At first glance, it may look like [Rybitski]’s 7-segment RGB LED clock is something that’s been done before, but look past the beautiful mounting. It’s not just stylishly framed; ...

The WS2812B has become one of the most popular addressable LEDs out there. They’re easy to drive from just about any ...

During the acquisition of correct rejection response, rankings of functional connection separated for cortical and subcortical regions, which is predictive of the peak timing of visual information ...

A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called skyrmions. These light vortices hold their shape even when disturbed, making them ...

I had this idea of building my own bicycle lighting system totally personalized, the lights would have the exact lighting pattern I wanted and the shape I decide. That's why I started to build this ...

IKEA has launched its new KABBLEKALED LED lighting strip, featuring USB-C power that makes it far more flexible to install than most rivals. There's two versions available, including a dimmable option ...