New Material Keeps Pilots Safe From Lasers
FEB 19, 2013
Engineers help protect pilots from blinding lights.
New Material Keeps Pilots Safe from Lasers
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Breakthrough in Nanotechnology
Evolution of Nonlinear Optical Properties: From Gold Atomic Clusters to Plasmonic Nanocrystals
Jayan Thomas, University of Central Florida
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Laser - A device that emits an intense bean of light. Laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
- Blinding - The act of making someone unable to see permanently or temporarily.
- Gold nanocluster - A small group of gold atoms that behaves differently than a larger piece, for example having a reddish color instead of the usual gold color that in general handles light differently.
