image: Cephalopods' exceptional ability to hide into any background has inspired researchers to replicate their fascinating ability to camouflage in the infrared (IR) and visible spectrum. Recent ...

Photonics. It’s a word to know. This technology uses light instead of electricity. It’s fast; it’s versatile; and it’s poised to be the next major advancement in human technology. So far, photonics ...

A team of engineers built a system that lets people to see colors in the infrared spectrum — as long as they’re looking through a camera lens. The team says that the device can be used to image gases ...

Tired of having to reach for your night-vision goggles when you want to track someone’s heat signature after dark? Well, biotech may someday come to the rescue for all of you aspiring spies. Because ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will establish an ad-hoc committee to investigate and make recommendations about a space-based telescope's capabilities regarding the ...

Sunlight contains an electromagnetic spectrum (special waves such as the kind in x-rays that travel through emptiness or a vacuum) of light that stretches from very short gamma rays to very long radio ...