Artists and scientists have been creating optical illusions for centuries. Here are 35 mind-bending examples that prove you ...

In this black and white sketch, we see a leopard comfortably perched upon a tree enjoying his afternoon siesta. Oblivious to him, a fish is just around the corner (just a figure, rather than actual ...

Optical illusions get our brain to exercise, and they are also a way to reveal our innermost personality and hidden traits.

Sun dogs develop similar to other optical phenomena such as rainbows. However, there are a few key differences between rainbows and sun dogs. For example, sunlight passes through water droplets ...

Spin–orbit optical phenomena involve the interaction of the ... together with some specific examples. Figure 1: Optical elements and enhanced particle manipulation based on the SOI.

An optical illusion is a visual phenomenon where the brain misinterprets what the ... or perceiving objects differently from reality. For example, a still image might appear to move, or two shapes may ...

The discovery has led to a reformulation of the mathematical laws that predict the path of a ray of light bouncing off a surface or traveling from one medium into another -- for example ...

It's a so-called nonlinear optical phenomenon, for example, similar to the sum- and difference-frequency generation effects used in high-energy pulsed laser systems. Thus, this nanodisk combines ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing r.white@newsweek.com A photographer has captured an optical phenomenon that looks like an "interdimensional portal." Photographer ...

Diffraction is a classic optical phenomenon accounting for light propagation ... "A few representative examples are given for both scalar and vector diffraction to demonstrate the improvement ...