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Ultracold atoms can work together to shape or steer light
When a collection of atoms is cooled to just above absolute zero, they can act as one, and control light through their electrical and magnetic interactions with it
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Single particles of light can be used for remote 3D surveillance
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Watch a beam of light bounce off mirrors in ultra-slow motion
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Soap bubbles can split light into otherworldly branching streams
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Psychedelic skies over Chile reveal the full extent of light pollution
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Why bats and nocturnal animals hate light pollution?
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Gold-coated fabric that emits own light could be ultimate safety gear
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Photon trick lets you bend the rules of quantum physics
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Seeing around corners: How to decipher shadows to see the invisible
Reflected light gets everywhere and even shady spots are full of images we can鈥檛 see 鈥� not least what鈥檚 happening around corners. But new technology is beginning to expose these hidden scenes
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Bubbles show their iridescent beauty as light journeys through
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New kind of light is a vortex beam that twists faster as it moves
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How getting more daylight can improve your mental and physical health
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Purple or brown? This 3D-printed cup changes colour in different light
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