News tagged with green light
Nanoscale nonlinear light source created
Not long after the development of the first laser in 1960 scientists discovered that shining a beam through certain crystals produced light of a different color; more specifically, it produced light of exactly ...
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Single Green Fluorescent Protein-expressing cell is basis of living laser device
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like something out of a comic book or a science fiction movie – a living laser – but that is exactly what two investigators at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ...
Jun 12, 2011 |
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Zeroing in on the elusive green LED
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method for manufacturing green-colored LEDs with greatly enhanced light output.
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Jellyfish protein could be used to power nanodevices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Sweden have been liquidizing thousands of specimens of a common North American jellyfish to extract a protein that could be used in microscopic fuel cells.
Oct 07, 2010 |
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What causes traffic gridlock?
Everyday life enters a different phase on the Tuesday after Labor Day, the unofficial start of autumn in the United States. As students and employees return from vacation, and vehicles fully flood roadways ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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New technique lights up the creation of holograms
Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (Japan) have developed a unique way to create full-color holograms with the aid of surface plasmons.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Researchers model potential of toxic algae photoreceptors
Blue-green algae is causing havoc in Midwestern lakes saturated with agricultural run-off, but researchers in a northwest Ohio lab are using supercomputers to study a closely related strain of the toxic cyanobacteria ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Green light from Silicon
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery that the material at the heart of the microelectronics industry can emit green light.
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Neutron analysis yields insight into bacteria for solar energy
Structural studies of some of nature's most efficient light-harvesting systems are lighting the way for new generations of biologically inspired solar cell devices.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Light switches for nerve cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like a neurobiologist’s dream: a light-switch that allows nerve cells to be switched on and off at will. Three scientists have found just such a light switch and are now being honoured ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Researchers use nanobiotechnology-manipulated light particles to accelerate algae growth
Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. Syracuse University's Radhakrishna ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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First step to converting solar energy using 'artificial leaf'
An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Scientists determine the structure of highly efficient light-harvesting molecules in green bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team's results one day ...
May 04, 2009 |
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Blue light irradiation promotes growth, increases antioxidants in lettuce seedlings
The quality of agricultural seedlings is important to crop growth and yield after transplantation. Good quality seedlings exhibit characteristics such as thick stems, thick leaves, dark green leaves, and large white roots. ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Researchers measure high infrared power levels from some green lasers
Green laser pointers have become a popular consumer item, delivering light that's brighter to the eye than red lasers, but stories have circulated on the Web about the potential hazards of inexpensive models. ...
Aug 04, 2010 |
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