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鈥業nsect-eye鈥� compass can navigate by the sun even on a cloudy day
By mimicking how some insects use polarised light to navigate, a light-detecting compass can tell where magnetic north is even if clouds are covering the sun
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Physics
Nobel prize for physics goes to trio who sliced up time with light
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Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe
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Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool
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Physics
Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how
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Physics
Quantum randomness of empty space can be controlled with a laser
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Physics
Sunlight could cool an atom to its coldest possible temperature
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Chemistry
Octopus-inspired ink changes colour when exposed to light
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Life
Slow motion footage reveals why insects are attracted to lights
To find out why insects gather around artificial lights, researchers filmed insects with a high-speed camera and used motion capture in an enclosure to trace their precise movements
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Incandescent lamp could save energy by recycling infrared light
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Physics
Light interacts with its past self in twist on double-slit experiment
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Life
Prawn larvae conceal their eyes with reflectors to hide from predators
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Light-based computer could outpace traditional electrical chip designs
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