Light at the speed of a bicycle and much more
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 - 05:07
in Physics & Chemistry
The speed of light, 300 million metres per second, was long thought an immutable constant and has defined our understanding of matter and energy but recent research in the area of optics and photonics is proving that we can manipulate light to some ingenious and hugely lucrative ends.
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