Look inside a science fiction computer, and you’ll probably see tubes and cubes that emit light. Of course, it’s for effect, ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect. When you purchase through links on ...

The idea was first hypothesized about 70 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a bizarre repercussion of Albert ...

Images of the cube and sphere created by the Vienna team. At rest, the cube appears normal. When simulated at 99.9% of light speed, the sphere remains round but reveals parts of its far side. (Image ...

The speed of light is a fundamental constant, approximately 299,792,458 meters per second. It's the same for all observers and hasn't changed measurably over billions of years. Nothing can travel ...

Drilling with the beam of an electron microscope, scientists have precisely machined tiny electrically conductive cubes that can interact with light and organized them in patterned structures that ...