Liquid versus photonic crystals
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Busch and John have proposed the first marriage of liquid crystals and photonic crystals. As much as 40% of the proposed photonic structure is vacuum however. Spherical voids must be coated internally by the liquid-crystal molecules, to work correctly. Such materials may lead to light-emitting diode displays with pixels whose colours could be changed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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A cooling light breeze
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Mirrors contain an exceedingly large number of thermally excited atoms and they trap light and light exerts pressure on mirrors. The combination of these effects can be employed to cool tiny, flexible mirrors to low temperatures purely through the influence of incident light.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Photonic structures in biology
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The authors review the publications on photonic structures. The topics include the analysis of photonic structures in insects and birds, in aquatic systems, in flora, and photonic crystal structure.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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