Light can tie knots—literally. Engineers at Duke University have managed to manipulate laser beams to form intricate 3D patterns called optical knots, using custom-designed optics. These twisted beams ...

Scientists have demonstrated a sort of holographic strip that splits a single laser beam into five bespoke beams that create an optical knot. The work shows that optical knots could be used as a ...

Waikato District Council wants to hear from its communities about important issues facing the district over the next nine years – waters and roading being the two major ones. The Council signed ...

Beginning earlier this month and running until May 8th, the new promotional crossover has seen One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda enter the ring ... able to transform into smoke thanks to his Devil ...

Construct a DIY smoke ring shooter for air vortex fun. Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican says World Economic Forum’s Schwab Steps Down After Over 50 Years China threatens ...

In a 2013 portrait, Hockney’s partner, “JP” (Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima), clutches his head as if bereft; nearby, in 15 grimacing self-portraits grouped together on a royal-blue wall ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have a 20% vacancy rate, with some exceeding 35%, posing a risk during severe weather events. Staffing shortages ...

A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.

I also love the Marlboro man, even though I’m not a cowgirl. And you know what? I don’t even smoke. Apparently, the idea that people can like advertisements and also not do what the ads tell them to ...

Serbia possesses sonic weapons but denies using them Russia's FSB investigating incident Experts say footage is inconclusive but suggests sonic weapon President Vucic under pressure from street ...