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Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have made a discovery that could pave the way for a transformative era in photonic ...

Optical illusions have long intrigued humans by misleading our vision system into believing something that doesn't exist or ...

People in this profession found to be strangely skilled at spotting optical illusions - Medical image analysis experts have ...

Scientists have developed a compact optical amplifier based on a photonic chip that vastly outperforms traditional optical amplifiers in both bandwidth and efficiency. This breakthrough could reshape ...

Your brain is wired to make sense of the world quickly, but sometimes, it gets tricked by patterns, colors, and depth ...

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Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

This breakthrough in quantum physics could revolutionize quantum computing, optical circuits, and photonic devices, advancing ...

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