Scientists Discover Laser Beams Can Cast Shadows

This unexpected phenomenon challenges fundamental physics concepts and opens new avenues in optics.

Researchers used a ruby crystal and a dual laser setup to demonstrate that a laser beam can cast a visible shadow.
The experiment showed a green laser beam altering the absorption characteristics of a ruby crystal, blocking a blue laser beam and creating a shadow.
This discovery challenges the traditional understanding that light, being massless, cannot cast shadows.
The phenomenon, known as reverse saturation of absorption, could have applications in optical computing and precision imaging.
Future research will explore other materials and potential industrial applications for this groundbreaking effect.