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Uploaded by on Oct 26, 2007

More: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn12840

See how a chip with waveguides can direct light

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  • I guess I'm not enough of a scientist to understand this without more explanation.

  • Hi DrakeMagnum, and joebonk for that matter, the attached article gives a full explanation. It's linked from the right of the video, and this is the url:

    technology dot newscientist dot com slash channel slash tech slash dn12840

    Michael Marshall, online editorial assistant

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  • WOW! I am amazed, I never thought we would be able to manipulate light particles in such ways, the implications for this are massive. AMAZING!

  • Applied to limelight - you could make actors fall off stage

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  • Well you see it like this......

  • Ok so it looks like microscopic particles are moving through the fluid on the chip magnetically, so how does light itself come into play for actually moving the particles vs. the electro magnetic field itself?

  • ummm i need some esplanations

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