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Tag Archives: light

Lighting goes digital

By Cynthia Graber / September 23, 2008

Brighter and more efficient, LED lights are on the horizon

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged Efficiency, electric circuits, incandescent, LED, light, light bulbs, physics

By Emily Sohn / October 19, 2007

A football-field–size machine is giving researchers insight into medicine, forensics, and even chocolate.

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged electron, electron configuration and light, light, synchrotron

By Emily Sohn / October 11, 2007

By weaving tiny crystals into fabrics, a new technology is lighting up the night for people who lack electricity.

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged electricity, electricity/electric charge, LED, light, physics

By Emily Sohn / April 21, 2006

Special lenses that automatically focus can help people wearing eyeglasses see more clearly.

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged Lenses, lenses/mirrors/filters, light, physics, vision, waves

By Emily Sohn / June 20, 2005

Fireworks put on a dazzling, colorful chemical show.

Posted in Chemistry | Tagged atoms and molecules, electron configuration and light, electrons, Fireworks, light