The brainchild of French designer Arturo Erbsman, the Atmos lamp eloquently uses water condensation and evaporation to diffuse light into the room. Anthony Domanico CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is ...

We’ve all encountered some ghastly DIY popsicle stick creation–usually at a yard sale or a thrift shop–and have thought, shaking our heads, “I can make that myself.” That’s far not the case with Stick ...

When sunlight hits clouds or other atmospheric particles, it scatters and becomes diffuse light. Unlike direct sunlight, diffuse light can reach deeper into shaded plant canopies, where plants have ...

The otherworldly bluish glow of the Atmos LED Lampcomes from the water droplets condensing on its inner walls. French designer Arturo Erbsman wanted to create a light source which would use an ...

I was in Los Angeles some two years ago for an architecture batch reunion. Being the architects that we were, we went around LA on a tour of its notable buildings. One of our stops was the gallery ...

Construction contractors who use light towers on the jobsite may find themselves choosing between traditional light towers and balloon lights. What's the difference? "Balloon lights filter the light ...

Researchers have just discovered a new type of light diffusion in tiny optical fibers 50 times thinner than a strand of hair. This phenomenon, which varies according to the fiber's environment, could ...

Artificial night-time light confuses a colour-changing coastal woodlouse, new research shows. The sea slater is an inch-long woodlouse that lives around the high-tide line and is common in the UK and ...