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When the light hits the cytochromes inside the fibroblasts' mitochondria, it stimulates the cell's energy transport system.
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All of this adds movement to her pieces when the light hits them and as they move with the woman.
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Anything but a neutrino is likely to be screened out by the surrounding rock, so the flashes of light created when a neutrino hits a water molecule are not swamped by background glare.
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When the laser hits the dyed cancer cells, they light up, but not very brightly.
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When light travelling through the core deviates from its course and hits the cladding, the boundary between the two acts as a mirror, and the errant light is reflected back into the core.
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When a stream of light hits an object, it tends to move in the direction that the light is.
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When light hits a plasmonic surface, it creates a wave of electrons that move at the same frequencies as photons, rather than the much slower frequencies of an electric current.
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Colors can change shade, or metamerize, under different light sources, so when Harfouch hits on a perfect match he has to be sure it looks the same under sunlight as it does under artificial, supermarket light.
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The wine is almost entirely sauvignon blanc (98%) with a very small amount of semillon, and it has that dry, crisp style and minerality when it hits the mouth, but quickly gets fatter and creamier on the tongue, with layers of melon and light citrus fruit (mainly grapefruit and lemon).
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