New light has been shed on the site of the last mass battle on British soil - using an aeroplane and hi-tech lasers.

Here’s one for movie buffs - What do Spiderman, King Kong, and the Incredible Hulk have in common? And Avatar for that matter?

Had enough of sitting at lights that seem to have been programmed by a sadist? It would seem one group of boffins are prepared to wait no longer…

In a remarkable change of direction in the search for energy efficient lighting, researchers at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could make tungsten filament bulbs three times more efficient than LED

Nuevo Saposoa is typical of many Peruvian rainforest villages. Wet, dark, and with little access to electricity, good light is only to be found in the tree canopy.

Another milestone in the journey to internet via light waves was achieved this week when Li-Fi it was tested by an Estonian start-up in Tallinn , using Li-Fi enabled LED bulbs to transmit data at speeds of 1Gbps.

Japanese scientists have invented a form of outdoor lighting visible to humans but which does not inhibit plant development…

There’s just nothing better than being able to clearly see what you are doing – a sentiment shared by artist Koo Jeong A who has designed the UK’s first glow-in-the-dark skate park….

Manchester born artist Liz West is fascinated by the interplay of light and colour, and since graduating from The Glasgow School of Art in 2007, she has created a range of installations which explore how sensory phenomena can invoke psychological and phys

The sun provides a nearly unlimited abundance of solar energy, and as such it is one of our most promising alternative energy sources. American scientists have now discovered a counter-intuitive way of dramatically reducing the cost of harvesting sunlight