What are the uses of light waves?

Electromagnetic waves (or electromagnetic radiation) are waves made of oscillating magnetic and electric fields, and include radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays and gamma rays. read more

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When a wave of light is transformed and absorbed as a photon, the energy of the wave instantly collapses to a single location, and this location is where the photon "arrives." This is what is called the wave function collapse. This dual wave-like and particle-like nature of light is known as the wave–particle duality. read more