Chemists settle debate about conversion of light
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 05:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists of Utrecht University and of the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) have settled the debate about a fundamental question that is relevant to the conversion of one colour into another. They demonstrated how to influence the efficiency of this process, by changing the refractive index around the material in which the conversion takes place, for example. This is relevant for various applications, ranging from light bulbs and solar panels to bio-imaging. Their findings were published in Nature Communications on 2 April.