NASA Beams Mona Lisa to the Moon - LIGHT MATTERS 01.23.2013
-Laser Communications
-Graphene Plasmonics
-Metamaterial Sensors
On this week’s show, NASA beams Mona Lisa to the moon, graphene plasmonics beat drug cheats, a metamaterial sensor provides a bigger picture and nanowire solar cells soak up sunlight. Light Matters is the Photonics Industry’s weekly newscast and is hosted by Photonics Media editors, Melinda Rose & Laura Marshall.
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