The double-slit experiment was designed to investigate whether light is a wave or a particle. It is one of the most famous and weirdest experiments in physics.

How does color work, and how does the type of light source you use affect the colors you see? Appliance Science looks at the science of light and color.

Physicists from Imperial College London have achieved a groundbreaking milestone in quantum physics by reimagining the classic double-slit experiment—this time in the dimension of time. Led by ...

Ever since Democritus – a Greek philosopher who lived between the 5th and 4th century's BCE – argued that all of existence was made up of tiny indivisible atoms, scientists have been ...

Ever wondered how light slows down when passing through a material? Here we explore why the answer is not that straightforward.

A recent experiment changes the way that atoms emit light, by changing the properties of the empty space the atoms inhabit. The key to understanding this is a 1917 model of light and atoms ...

If light travels 1 km through air, how much of it is lost to friction? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ron Davis.

03/09/2021 From How Does Gravity Affect Light? Season 7 Episode 10 | 13m 24sVideo has Closed Captions| CC We explore if there is a true connection between light and gravity.

Jon Chase asks art students to take part in an experiment to find out what makes colours. Relevant for teaching Physics at KS3 or KS4 and National 4/5.

LED lights are the latest thing in home lighting, using less energy and lasting longer than their incandescent cousins. How do they work? Find out in the latest installment of Appliance Science.

Discover the physics behind blue LEDs, honored with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.