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Zoe Kleinmann and a student make a pattern of light with translucent cups. Zoe Kleinmann and a student explore patterns. First they create units of two connected plastic cubes to create an AB pattern.

Ten boron atoms in one molecule squeeze its light into an ultra-narrow band, boosting OLED color purity for sharper, truer ...

Melissa is a writer who focuses on home design, trends and projects. She covers content for a variety of sites to help readers navigate everything from finding the right interior color palette to ...

Color-tunable lighting is an exciting and relatively new lighting technology that allows users to control the color of light anytime after installation and attune lighting to individual preferences or ...

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Do you love those shoes but can’t decide whether to buy the brown or the blue? In the near-ish future, you may not have to decide. A new technology from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial ...

The South Texas heat has been relentless this summer and that means high heat indexes along with high danger for those working outside. With heat indexes refusing to dip below 100 degrees, staying ...

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