The best headlamps for hiking and camping aren’t just comfortable and bright – they usually come with a surprising number of functions these days. If you’ve been using the same old headlamp for years ...

Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to use light to control cell function. Researchers have now used optogenetics to ...

Schneider Electric has announced the release of a new universal white LED technology for its Harmony XB4 and XB5 control and signalling pushbutton range that will change the way OEMs design lighting ...

A South Korean research group has reported in a new paper that artificial intelligence and light-based genetic tools can work together to diagnose and stop Parkinson’s-like disease in mice. The work ...

Phototropins (phot1 and phot2), the blue light receptors in plants, regulate hypocotyl phototropism in a fluence-dependent manner. Especially under high fluence rates of blue light (HBL), the ...

Tiny factories float inside our cells and provide them with almost all the energy they need: the mitochondria. Their effectiveness decreases when we get older, but also when we face many diseases such ...

Plants respond to growth under different environmental conditions by adjusting the composition of the photosynthetic apparatus. To investigate the consequences of the acclimation strategies adopted by ...