A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in ...

When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs a trembling motion at the frequency of the light field.

Addressing a controversy first raised around 1910, two physicists have performed experiments with the aid of an engineer that validate anew the special theory of relativity’s limitations on the speed ...

Video of a black light experiment designed to show how fast a virus can spread in a restaurant setting is quickly going viral. The video, which was shot in Japan by the public broadcasting ...

A black light experiment depicted in a viral video from Japan's NHK public broadcasting organization shows just how widely and quickly germs can spread, particularly during the COVID-19 era. The video ...

Overall Light Attack Acquisition Project Continues Despite Accident. Military.com’s Oriana Pawlyk reports that the innovative U.S. Air Force Light Attack Experiment has been halted following last week ...

The experiment highlights one way the virus could rapidly spread on surfaces, though close contact with an infected person is the most common method of transmission A new video going viral in Japan ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

A basic experiment is showing how the coronavirus can easily spread from one person to a group of people eating at a buffet in a matter of minutes. The Japanese news organization NHK filmed the ...