Laser Radio
Transform sound into light and back to sound again.
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Measure the Speed of Light with a Microwave
Use a kitchen microwave to measure the speed of light.
Read moreColor Mixing
Learn how to make every color in the spectrum with only three colors of light.
Read moreSchlieren Imaging
You can deflect rays of light with a knife edge to produce variations in light intensity from a single source.
Read moreHollow Face Illusions
People’s faces have features pointing outward. What happens when we look at a face with features pointing inward?
Read moreDiffraction
Observe how light can separate into individual colors with special glasses.
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Total Internal Reflection
Total Internal Reflection contains light within a fiber optic to transfer data from one place to another via the internet
Read moreThermal Infrared Camera
“See” the temperatures of people an objects by looking at them with a thermal infrared camera.
Read moreElectric Pickle
What does a pickle have to do with optics? You can make it glow just like a sodium street lamp.
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