A newly developed material can control and "program" heat, allowing it to direct thermal radiation, switch modes, and ...

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A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep ...

A surface that absorbs heat well at a certain wavelength and direction will also emit heat in the same way. This fundamental ...

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ZemiSmart Matter IR blaster and AC controller launch July 3, 2026, bringing legacy infrared appliances into Apple Home, ...

Researchers from the Molecular Physics and Physical Chemistry departments of the Fritz Haber Institute have shown how two ...

The old phone remote was caveman-simple, and I mean that as a compliment.

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Infrared spectroscopy under strong magnetic fields is a powerful tool for probing quantum phenomena, but its potential has been constrained by a persistent technical bottleneck: the lack of in-situ ...

Thanks to modern LED bulbs, light is cheaper than ever to make—except for one particular kind. Three University of Chicago scientists have announced an innovative way to create infrared light, which ...

Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer’s madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with ...