Mike Lee receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation Welcome to our ‘Light and health’ series, where we look at how light affects our physical and mental ...

Optical illusions are not merely tricks or viral brain teasers, they reveal the curious disconnect between what we see and what our brain interprets. A flat drawing might come across as ...

Five people have witnessed an intense green-blue colour that has never been seen by humans before, thanks to a device that might one day enable those with a type of colour blindness to experience ...

Most pixels in cameras detect only red, green or blue light. A sensor made from perovskite materials absorbs all three, improving image brightness and resolution. Shuming Nie is in the Grainger ...

Sasha Rakovich receives funding from the Royal Society (Public Engagement Fund PEF\R6\6002 funds Transcending the Invisible project). As many people sit at the wheel of their car, they are certain ...

Scientists claim they have discovered a new colour called ‘olo’. The snag is that it’s only ever been witnessed by five people in the world – and cannot be seen by the naked eye. Indeed, the colour, ...

When it comes to choosing the perfect hair colour, the right shade can enhance your complexion, frame your features, and even make your skin appear more radiant. But make the wrong choice* and it can ...