Items tagged with Light

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Presto, Instant Sunglasses! Sunday, April 26th, 2009 - 15:53:51 - Ehud Rattner Researchers have developed a material that almost instantaneously changes from clear to dark blue when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light, and it just... read more

Silicon Found to Emit Green Light Thursday, April 16th, 2009 - 18:21:52 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery that the material at the heart of the microelectronics industry can emit... read more

Bendy Laser Beams Fired through the Air Sunday, April 12th, 2009 - 14:06:24 - Sarah Gingichashvili The Norse thunder god Thor deflected lightning with his hammer. Physicists could soon replicate this feat using curved laser beams. Bending lightning... read more

Scientists Boost Blue OLED Efficiency by 25% Monday, March 23rd, 2009 - 20:33:06 - Iddo Genuth Lighting consumes one-fifth of the electricity generated in the United States. Solid-state lighting offers tremendous potential to improve the... read more

Quantum Doughnuts Can Slow or Freeze Light Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 - 18:20:43 - Anuradha Menon Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening... read more

Fish with Tubular Eyes and Transparent Head Friday, February 27th, 2009 - 12:51:13 - Anuradha Menon Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a... read more

Scientists Read Minds with Infrared Scan Thursday, February 12th, 2009 - 10:24:56 - Anuradha Menon Researchers have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of... read more

'Magic' Lights Could Slash Electricity Use Friday, January 30th, 2009 - 16:09:04 - Anuradha Menon A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75% in five years time, thanks to research at Cambridge University. The... read more

Solar-Powered LED Light Made of Bottles Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 - 18:36:39 - Anuradha Menon The Solarbulb, a new lighting gadget from miniWIZ, doesn't exactly come with all parts included: you have to add your own water or soda bottle. The... read more

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