Section: Optics and Light

Interference: How Light Waves Combine and Cancel

Diffraction: Why Light Bends Around Edges

Telescopes: Magnifying the Universe With Optics

Microscopes: Seeing the Invisible Through Lenses

How Cameras Use Optics to Capture the World

Lenses: How Convex and Concave Shapes Focus Light

Prism Physics: How Glass Separates White Light

The Science of Rainbows: Light Split Into Colors

Refraction: Why Objects Bend in Water

Reflection Explained: Why Mirrors Show Perfect Images

What Is Light? The Physics of Waves and Particles