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Variable circularly polarized light reflector combining circularly polarized light-reflection by insect exoskeletons with a conductive polymer
The insect Anomala albopilosa has an exoskeleton that reflects circularly polarized light. Researchers at the University of ...
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NASA set to deliver a knock-out PUNCH to mysteries of the solar wind
PUNCH isn't the only spacecraft studying the solar corona and the transition into the solar wind. NASA's Parker Solar Probe ...
Beetle exoskeleton and conductive polymer create novel light-modulating material
Some beetles, such as Anomala albopilosa, strongly reflect left circularly polarized light (electromagnetic waves that ...
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Twisting light: Novel metasurface offers compact solution for circularly polarized light
Left and right circularly polarized light, where the electromagnetic waves spiral in a clockwise and counterclockwise manner as they travel, plays a crucial role in a wide range of applications ...