如果在对着初生的太阳或者落日看过去，这些水平的晶体会反射太阳光并且在在空中形成像上面看到的非凡的光柱。
If viewed toward a rising or setting sun, these flat crystals will reflect sunlight and create an unusual column of light — a sun pillar as seen above.
深空探测器和安放在南极洲的科学仪器，在不久的将来也许可以得到一种新型的绝热保护，这种保护建立在一些能阻隔和反射热量的合成晶体的基础之上。
Deep-space probes and scientific devices in Antarctica could soon get a new form of insulation based on synthetic crystals that stop and reflect heat.
由于晶体比空气更能弯曲光线，光会从小孔上反射回来，从而沿着没有小孔的通道传播。
Because the crystal bends light much more strongly than air does, light should have bounced off the holes and traveled down a channel that had been left clear of holes.
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