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Physicists Transmit Light through Opaque Materials

physorg.com — No matter how thick an opaque "scattering material" is, physicists have shown how to weave light through tiny open channels in the material, so that the light passes through on the other side.

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  • fudged71, on 08/19/2008, -0/+2That is quite remarkable!
  • PuterPrsn, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1Too cool! The mind boggles at what we might do with this - how about solar panels INSIDE the roof?
  • psibladeZX, on 08/19/2008, -0/+1this is old, they passed light through sodium back in like 1998... slowed the speed of light down to something like 190mph
  • shiftline, on 08/20/2008, -0/+0Even better solar panels under solar panels :)
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