S cientists have concluded that peacocks’ tail feathers are capable of emitting narrow beams of light. A team highlighted ...

As technology advances, photonic systems are gaining ground over traditional electronics, using light to transmit and process ...

The beams are special configurations of electromagnetic waves that naturally bend or curve to one side as they move through space. The beams have been studied at optical frequencies but are now ...

The researchers still have to quantify exactly how far and how much these transmitters can curve a beam, but they’ve got plenty of time—6G communications is still in its infancy.

Bending toward a 6G future While bending light without the power of a black hole isn't new research, what's significant about this study is it could make 6G networks a practical reality.

This manipulated the photonic band structure of the crystals, resulting in a curved beam trajectory in-medium - just like a light-ray passing by a massive celestial body such as a black hole.