Electromagnetic radiation—light—is everywhere, but it’s not all visible to the naked eye. Astronomy writer Berman (Zoom) runs through a fascinating history of the rainbow’s invisible bands in this ...

An international team of researchers, led by Drexel University, has found that a thin coating of MXene — a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered and studied at Drexel for more than a decade ...

FARGO — William Herschel was a famous astronomer most well known for discovering the planet Uranus, the first planet discovered with the use of a telescope. He was playing with prisms and sunbeams one ...

An infrared thermal camera, also known as a thermal imager or infrared camera, is a device that detects and measures infrared radiation emitted by objects in order to create a visual representation of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As a person born in January, it's no surprise that I don't always enjoy humidity and intense heat. One ...

(NAPSI)—When choosing sun protection, many people focus on products that shield them from UVA and UVB rays, but they should also be concerned about the dangers of infrared-A (IRA) rays. Together, ...

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An international team of researchers has found that a thin coating of MXene -- a type of two-dimensional nanomaterial -- could enhance a material's ability to trap or shed heat. The discovery, which ...