The Red Brick Times

  Friday, May 26, 2006

Forget stupid light bulbs. Photonic Crystals might take the place of electronic semiconductor devices. They can work directly on light waves.

Posted 3:21 PM by Andy (2) comments

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  • Butterfly wings act like photonic crystals to create the bright colors we see. They block certain frequencies of light (band gap) and permit others to reflect. Some closer and closer yet microscopic views of a butterfly wing scale. Also some Google image results for Butterfly Wings.
    # posted by Blogger Andy : May 26, 2006 4:02 PM
     
  • Very Cool Stuff, Andy.
    # posted by Blogger A. O. : May 27, 2006 11:58 AM
     
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