Ultrafast light switches use atomically thin semiconductors for rapid optical control

A nanostructure made of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror ...

Physicists employ AI labmates to supercharge LED light control

In 2023, a team of physicists from Sandia National Laboratories announced a major discovery: a way to steer LED light. If ...
The Verge

I’ve been using my Hue lights all wrong

Philips Hue’s new SpatialAware feature puts a digital lighting designer in your living room. Philips Hue’s new SpatialAware feature puts a digital lighting designer in your living room. Color-changing ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Beach ambulances without lights and sirens? Emergency vehicles are going dark and silent.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A policy change officials hope will curb unnecessary risk to the response of medical emergencies means lights and sirens of many ambulances are going dark and silent. The change, ...
PC World

6 awesome Philips Hue smart light features you’re not using

The Philips Hue app has grown in complexity over the past several years, with more and more new features and settings being tucked into the user interface. That makes it all too easy to miss the ...
MacRumors

Use Edge Light for Better Video Calls in macOS

Apple in macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduced Edge Light, a clever new feature that turns your Mac's display into a virtual ring light during video calls. Instead of fumbling with external lighting equipment, ...
MacRumors

macOS Tahoe 26.2 Gets Edge Light Feature for Video Calls

The second beta of macOS 26.2 introduces a new Edge Light feature that's designed for video calls on FaceTime and other video calling platforms. It adds a light border around the edges of your Mac's ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Northern lights FOMO? Try this phone camera trick to see the aurora tonight

DENVER (KDVR) — Did you miss the northern lights on Tuesday night? Well, if it makes you feel better, the aurora borealis might’ve looked better in pictures. The northern lights swept across most of ...
The Telegraph

Northern lights possible again tonight, here's how to see them on camera

Tonight there will be another chance for the northern lights across the country, but to capture them, you must know the right settings to set your camera. The final CME from the X5.7 class flare has ...
The Harvard Crimson

23 Church St. Lights Up After Restoration of Historic Light Fixtures

After nearly 80 years in the dark, 23 Church St. lit up Friday following the restoration of historic lights on the exterior of the Art Deco-style building. Around two dozen residents gathered on ...
PC World

Philips Hue turned my lights into motion sensors. It’s magical, but imperfect

Aside from its various processor, memory, and device capacity improvements, the new Philips Hue Bridge Pro comes with a killer feature: the ability to turn your existing Hue lights into motion sensors ...