Scientists at Harvard have built a miniature device that can twist and tune light in real time. By rotating two stacked photonic crystals and adjusting their spacing with a tiny mechanical system, ...

The Volvo EX90 features a futuristic lighting design that plays an important role in shaping its modern and refined visual identity. Horror as dad 'surrounded by snipers' after gym vest mistaken for ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

Imagine shining a flashlight into a material and watching the light bend backward—or in an entirely unexpected direction—as if defying the law of physics. This phenomenon, known as negative refraction ...

What happens when Apple sherlocks the idea of an app that you had a while ago? You build it anyway. Just a few months ago, developer Gui Rambo had an idea: instead of opening an about:blank Safari ...

As 2025 comes to an end, the editors of EC&M are looking back at some of the most popular content from the year. This article presents five of the best lighting & control articles that were featured ...

Permanent outdoor lights might not seem useful now that we're headed into summer, but they're actually great to use year-round. The name suggests exactly what they are: a type of string light designed ...

Ford is issuing a recall for certain 2025 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator models after discovering a defect in the body control module that could prevent trailer taillights from working properly while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lidar—short for light detection and ranging—is the visual cortex of many modern autonomous systems. It works by firing pulses of ...

A Volvo EX90's lidar sensor was caught on video damaging a smartphone's built-in camera. The lidar's lasers damaged the camera's telephoto lens, which fried certain pixels. Here's a PSA: Don't point ...