Professor Stephen Rand and his associate, William Fisher, have discovered that, at the proper intensity, the magnetic properties of light could potentially be harnessed to generate voltage.
One example the company has developed is a crystal fibre that squeezes light into such a narrow core that the intensity of the light modifies the optical properties of the glass itself.
It utilizes the light emitting properties of quantum dots to create an ideal backlight for LCDs -- one of the most critical factors in the color and efficiency performance of LCDs.
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The colour depends on the properties of the semiconductor, and these can be tuned to produce light that is similar to natural daylight but with virtually no ultraviolet or heat.
The spectrometers will also measure properties including molecular weight, electrical charges and the amount of light absorbed at different wavelengths.
That is a hard question to answer, because light travelling along a fibre subtly changes the properties of the fibre itself, in a way that is difficult to model.
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Since atoms have well understood light absorption properties, predictions can be made about the depth of a shadow cast, improving communication between the individual atoms performing calculations.
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Properties of photons - particles of light - have already been teleported across the River Danube and he predicts that we will be teleporting molecules within the decade, and eventually to the moon.
Unlike its highly leveraged competitors that gorged on loans to build up land banks, Godrej Properties has an asset-light business: It owns only 15% of the land that it is currently developing.
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Mr. WHITAKER: You could do a query to identify all parcels with a particular zoning designation within so many feet of three-phase electrical power and so many feet of a water line, and the three properties left to put your business or your school would light up.
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