Owing to the wave nature of light there are many ways that such different waves can interact with each other, but also with materials. Everyone knows about reflecting light with a mirror, which is a ...

This live art-making class is inspired by Charles François Daubigny’s drawing Scene in Holland (1871). In this session, we will explore light and reflection on water. Find the suggested materials list ...

Sponsor: OSU Extension & The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Ever wondered how a kaleidoscope turns a few simple beads into endless, colorful patterns?

Funhouse mirrors help us learn about light and reflection. Mirrors are used for more than checking your face in the morning. Scientists have lots of uses for mirrors. Find out more about the different ...

As a car travels along a narrow city street, reflections off the glossy paint or side mirrors of parked vehicles can help the driver glimpse things that would otherwise be hidden from view, like a ...

Koito Manufacturing has been granted a patent for a method of controlling lighting operation. The method involves actively illuminating a scene with pulsed light, gating pixel elements of an image ...

While the evolution of photography has gone on for a very long time -- with the first film cameras appearing in the 1800s -- the fundamental principles behind it have actually been known for much, ...

Can we turn back time? Ask a savvy physicist, and the answer will be “it depends.” Schemes for retrograde time travel abound but usually involve irreconcilable paradoxes and rely on outlandish ...