Shini talks to us about optical instruments and how they make magnification possible. How do lenses work? How do they form images? Well, in order to understand how optics work, we have to understand ...

A career in optical physics or engineering means knowing about the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its detection by instruments. Since the discovery that ...

For many Class 12 students, Ray Optics marks the point where Physics begins to feel overwhelming. The chapter introduces mirrors, lenses, refraction and optical instruments, all packed with formulas, ...

Joost van Mameren explains how quantitative force measurements by optical tweezers can unravel the mechanical properties of biological molecules 1 Forces at work in optical tweezers Qualitative ...