In a discovery that challenges conventional optics, scientists have managed to make a laser beam cast its own shadow—a feat previously thought impossible, as light typically passes through other light ...

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show really was huge for BMW. After introducing things like a gesture controlled infotainment system that can also be used via a tablet and a self-parking i3 (that ...

In our Weekly Innovation series, we pick an interesting idea, design or product that you may not know about yet. Do you have an innovation to share? Use our form. If you thought LED headlights were ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran February 11, 2014 Comment Now! BMW’s cars already have a distinctive look in your rear-view mirror with their angel-eye headlights and that view will soon start to look even more ...

BMW engineers are currently working on the introduction of laser light technology as the next logical step in car light development. Laser lights offer a vast improvement over the stock LED bulbs, ...

Using geometric phase inside lasers for the first time, researchers find a way to change the orbital angular momentum of laser beams. Nature Photonics today published research by a team from South ...

Audi is obsessed with lighting. It was the first automaker to bring LED headlamps to the masses, then it incorporated GPS, pedestrian detection and selective dimming in its A8 sedan, essentially ...

Headlights typically serve one purpose -- helping drivers see the road. To illuminate the asphalt at night the lights traditionally had two settings. Low beams for driving around town and passing ...