Smartphone LiDAR reveals hidden objects around corners but cannot produce crisp images. Credit: Aaron Young/MIT Media Lab.

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has discovered that chaotic laser light can be transformed into a highly focused imaging tool, enabling scientists to study brain ...

At high power, laser light inside a multimode optical fiber is supposed to misbehave. The beam usually breaks into a noisy, scattered pattern as the light ricochets through many paths at once. But MIT ...

Scientists at MIT discovered that chaotic laser light can spontaneously form a highly focused beam instead of scattering—if the conditions are just right. This “pencil beam” enabled them to image the ...

An international research team has developed a new bioimaging technology that overturns conventional optical wisdom. They confirmed that under specific conditions, a strong laser beam transforms into ...

Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism. CAMBRIDGE, MA - ...

Checking your blood sugar several times a day is one of the most frustrating parts of managing diabetes. You have to prick your finger, draw blood, and repeat the whole process multiple times. MIT ...

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman peers back at Earth out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows last Thursday. (NASA via AP) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning ...

The Mitsubishi Pajero is set to return, and this time there’s a clearer idea of when it will arrive. New Mitsubishi Pajero will debut globally in Q3 2026, likely August or September. Deliveries begin ...

The headlines lately have verged on science fiction. A few weeks ago, my colleague Simon Shuster reported that the Ukrainian military had unveiled a new anti-drone laser weapon called the Sunray. On ...

The winter months, when people spend significantly less time in the sun, are typically known as “laser season” by skin experts—if you’re considering a treatment, now is a great time. “We perform laser ...