As you probably are aware, future communications networks will certainly be based on optics. A research team led by Duke University physicists has done an important discovery which might lead to these ...

A new study published in the journal PLoS ONE has reported on the first human tests of an experimental therapy using sound and light to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD). The initial findings are ...

Blind and low-vision people across North America will be able to experience the upcoming total solar eclipse, thanks to a handheld device that translates light into sound. The LightSound Box is a tool ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- As a step towards designing tomorrow's super-fast optical communications networks, a Duke University-led research team has demonstrated a way to transfer encoded information from a ...

(Top) Conceptual illustration demonstrating the realization of a wide field-of-hearing metalens via symmetry conversion of a spherically symmetric Lunberg lens (Middle) Schematic diagram and prototype ...

Researchers have proposed a new way of using quantum light to 'see' quantum sound. A new paper reveals the quantum-mechanical interplay between vibrations and particles of light, known as photons, in ...

Academic researchers found that certain microphones convert light to sound, allowing voice commands to be sent to voice-controlled (VC) devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo, Facebook Portal, ...

Sound Transit has chosen a light rail route to West Seattle. Construction on the 4.1 mile West Seattle Link extension is expected to start in 2027, with service slated to begin in 2032. But in the ...