Optical activity is well known to occur within materials that differ from their mirror image. But what happens if this symmetry is broken by the direction of illumination rather than the material ...

How a little girl and a stuffed bear helped set the course for symmetry. Two score and ten issues ago, Fermilab and SLAC brought forth a new publication, conceived in optimism and dedicated to the ...

Images composed with mirror symmetry, where one side reflects the other, are often visually striking. Many modern buildings make extensive use of reflections to create form and to relate to ...

Washington, D.C., April 5, 2016 -- Optical activity--rotation of the polarization of light--is well known to occur within materials that differ from their mirror image. But what happens if this ...