How can we measure visible light? The electromagnetic spectrum includes all forms of light energy, known as electromagnetic radiation. (1) Different types of electromagnetic radiation such as radio ...

Did you know you've been cooking your food with light? Most of us have a microwave oven in our kitchens, and that's exactly what they do. When you press start, a device called a magnetron emits a ...

Michael Murdoch is a member and former board member of the Inter-Society Color Council, part of the Color Literacy Project. People love the rainbow of ROYGBIV colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, ...

A new type of versatile economical photocatalyst that harnesses the visible portion of the sunlight spectrum has been developed by researchers from the University of Johannesburg. It is simple to ...

Scientists have unraveled the evolutionary journey of a unique type of photosynthesis that allows some bacteria to harness far-red light, a region beyond the visible spectrum. This discovery could ...