After discussing the quirks in 3D modeling software, where a laser beam is treated as a solid object that can cast a shadow, ...

Scientists have shown that laser light, under certain conditions, can behave like an object and cast a shadow.

Can light itself, perhaps from a laser, cast a shadow? It might seem like a trick question, but the answer to this is "yes." ...

Can light itself cast a shadow? It may sound like a philosophical riddle, but researchers have found that under certain ...

This could enable new tech for controlling light with light, opening doors to advanced fabrication, imaging, and illumination ...

Laser beams have been shown to cast shadows, defying previous notions that light cannot block light. This phenomenon, ...

A new experiment has demonstrated something that sounds physically impossible – light itself casting a shadow. It turns out ...

But in an experiment, as detailed in a new paper published in the journal Optica, Brookhaven National Laboratory researcher ...

The technique works because the green laser (wavelength 532 nanometers) changes the way the crystal responds to some other ...

Researchers used a ruby crystal and specific laser wavelengths to demonstrate that a laser beam could obstruct light and ...