Wherever the light hits the material, it hardens into a polymer, creating a grid of cells full of liquid crystal.
The goal was to substitute photoreceptors with a light-sensitive material capable of restoring photosensitivity to the retina, by easing down the retina on a layer of organic photovoltaic semiconductor.
The Yuki-tsumugi technique is employed to produce pongee silk (also called raw silk) - a light and warm material with a characteristic stiffness and softness, traditionally used to make kimonos.
The Secretary of State has considered the matter afresh in the light of all the material referred to in the preceding paragraph, and in the light of representations which he has received on the subject.
What Rand and his colleagues found is that at the right intensity, when light is traveling through a material that does not conduct electricity, the light field can generate magnetic effects that are 100 million times stronger than previously expected.
Scientists have for the first time created laser light using living biological material: a single human cell and some jellyfish protein.
The secret lies in the extremely light and stiff composite material made of boron carbide in an aluminium matrix used for the engine.
The slim devices are arranged in rows across a support structure made of silicon carbide, a very light and very stiff material that will not bend or warp when it experiences the temperature extremes of space.
That bit of trickery works because the light can be manipulated when the material is shaped with features about as big as the light's wavelength - less than a millionth of a metre for light that we can see.
Silicon, however, is not the best material for sensing light.
Light particles blast the photosensitive material on a silicon wafer to create the features on a chip, just as in photography, photons transform silver molecules on photographic film into visible images.
They created a material that excluded light with a wavelength of one millimetre (the long end of the infra-red spectrum), using an array of aluminium-oxide posts that were spaced evenly across a grid.
The federal securities laws are premised on the idea that a company must disclose information that a reasonable investor would think is material, in light of the circumstances under which the disclosures are made (including the mix of information), in assessing an investment in the company.
The key change was the addition of copper strips to the metamaterial that shields an object from incoming light to create a better material, couple with a slight change in its orientation to solve a problem caused by dividing the metamaterial of the cloaking device into quadrants.
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The main ingredient is a small amount of mercury, which is placed inside a strong yet light container made of a composite material such as Kevlar.
The material is exposed to ultraviolet light through a mask patterned with the outlines of cells.
And so, we needed to take this material and review it in that light.
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According to scientists from a smattering of institutions, the atomic-scale chickenwire material has the ability to absorb light effectively -- much like a sponge -- over a broad range of wavelengths.
Since the material reflects hundreds of times less light than the paints currently used, the agency said it could help create equipment capable of measuring distant objects such as planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
University of Michigan astronomy professor Hugh Aller, who worked on the project, told Reuters news agency that the process of accelerating the material to nearly the speed of light was similar to what happened in a jet engine.
This book might seem to tell a depressing tale, but it is enlivened by Ms Elliott's use of folklore material and regional writing to shed light on the intricate and (to the outsider) baffling ways of life and thought of the Ulster people as a whole.
First, a block of material whose chemistry can be altered by light is made.
Light can either be guided around or cancelled by a material that makes an object invisible to an observer.
Locklin and his colleagues sprayed the substance onto materials and exposed them to ultraviolet light, which causes a covalent bond with the host material.
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After fresh pastries and a strong coffee, Luisa takes us to the Jacopo Foggini gallery to view the artist's distinctive 'creations of light' - luminescent sculptures made from colourful reflective material.
But LEDs are made from a semiconductor material, and are able to emit much more light for the same amount of electricity.
In Florida, stucco is a popular material because of its breathability and its ability to reflect light.
Solar cells, which convert light to electricity, have long relied on silicon, the same material upon which companies such as IBM and Intel build computer chips.
Tungsten, as a material, was much used in the filaments of incandescent electric light bulbs.
So what we want to do is fine-tune that special characteristic of the light so it shines back and it doesn't absorb into the material and cause damage.
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