Can light itself, perhaps from a laser, cast a shadow? It might seem like a trick question, but the answer to this is "yes." ...

Scientists have shown that laser light, under certain conditions, can behave like an object and cast a shadow.

This could enable new tech for controlling light with light, opening doors to advanced fabrication, imaging, and illumination ...

Can light itself cast a shadow? It may sound like a philosophical riddle, but researchers have found that under certain ...

After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, ...

With the help of a ruby cube and two laser beams, researchers made one ray of light cast a shadow when illuminated by the ...

Abrahao from Brookhaven National Laboratory, researchers observed that under specific conditions, one laser beam can block ...

A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out ...

"This opens up exciting new possibilities for controlling and manipulating light in ways we never thought possible before." ...

The technique works because the green laser (wavelength 532 nanometers) changes the way the crystal responds to some other ...

Researchers used a ruby crystal and specific laser wavelengths to demonstrate that a laser beam could obstruct light and ...

Shadows are a natural consequence of opaque walls in an illuminated Universe. Light shines; photons travel until they hit an ...