Light is a universal stimulus that influences all living things. Cycles of light and dark help set the biological clocks for organisms ranging from single-celled bacteria to human beings. Some ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 78 and dislike the short gray days of winter. I know that light therapy is used for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and I would like to try it. How do I know which light box or ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Worldwide brand L’Oréal is entering the “beauty tech” world, debuting two infrared-driven innovations at this year ...

For most people, the loss of a sense such as sight is devastating, not only for intensifying vulnerability, but for undermining quality of life. While prostheses can be functionally useful, they can’t ...

Besides the food and the company, lights are perhaps the best part of Christmas. Sadly, it takes a lot of time and effort to get them in place. It can be even more difficult to ensure they stay where ...

While smartphones have dramatically transformed how people communicate, they've also contributed to distracted driving. In fact, authorities are working on systems that include cell phone tracking and ...

Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for a ...

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Presence/motion sensors are one of the best ways to make automations feel more natural, but most of them run on batteries and eventually have to be swapped. That’s one of the main reasons I really ...

Distribution of quantum states generated by a central node to each node, phase encoding at each node, and estimation of arbitrary linear combinations of phases through local measurements. Precise ...

Many modern artificial intelligence (AI) applications, such as surgical robotics and real-time financial trading, depend on the ability to quickly extract key features from streams of raw data. This ...

Distant sensors work as one, simultaneously enhancing both precision and resolution. (Nanowerk News) Precise metrology forms a fundamental basis for advanced science and technology, including ...