Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner ...

Light corn syrup is used to rotate the plane of polarized light on the stage of an overhead projector. A polarizing filter allows only those photons with electric fields oscillating in a single plane ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that oscillate leftward relative to the direction of light reception).

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Imagine trying to wear a left-handed glove on your right hand: It doesn't fit because left and right hands are mirror images that ...

Cholera is a major killer and since the first pandemic in the early 19th century it has claimed millions of lives. According to Amit Lerner from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, the lethal ...

This new photo shows the black hole through polarized light. Magnetic fields are a key element to understanding feeding habits of black holes. The black hole is located some 55 million light-years ...