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Can solar panels also be recharged with artificial light? If not, why? What is so special about sunlight?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by philthespark

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Can mirrors reflect anything other than light?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by mardyoldgit

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What are the consequences of very little light penetrating to the canopy to the forest floor?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by mozart

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What we see is the present. What we see are lights and their reflections. What do we see if we travel faster than light, the future or nothing?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by WOLF (2.7k points)

+11 votes

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How do I set up different light colors for a room?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by TTigger

+316 votes

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What is the light cone and how can its existence be verified?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by Paul Harvey

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If I was in a room made of mirrors, and I shut off the lights, why wouldn’t the residual light continue to bounce off the mirrors and illuminate the room?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by Flaps

+214 votes

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What is the reason we can't see the infrared light coming from an object?

asked Jan 14, 2023 in Visible Light by Mr Kipling

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Is it possible to tell if an object is emitting its own light in a totally dark room without using your eyes to look directly at it (not even indirectly)?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by PhilSo

+92 votes

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What are the disadvantages of using neon as a light source instead of lamps/bulbs?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by Mozlotov

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If the light we see is millions of years old, if we travel faster than light towards the source of the light, won’t we be going into the past with respect to Earth?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by Dick Bartholomew

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How do I block light from a window while keeping it open (to avoid monitor screen glare)?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by DIYer32

+237 votes

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What is the difference between quantum mechanics and light?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by doug2006

+144 votes

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If in a glass slab white light disperses into 7 colours and then again merges into white light and comes out of glass slab, why can’t we see the dispersion into 7 colours and path of those colours of in the slab?

asked Jan 13, 2023 in Visible Light by SolarisDreamer

+11 votes

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What is a light prism?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Visible Light by StellarWhisper

+65 votes

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Let’s say we could somehow freeze time absolutely still, like in various Sci fi films. Would this mean we wouldn’t see anything as light could not be emitted or reflected off objects, and light itself can’t travel?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Visible Light by CrystalCharm

+20 votes

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What is the difference between the transmission and penetration of light?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Visible Light by MamaBear

+17 votes

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Can we see the light passing through holes in the screen of an oscilloscope?

asked Jan 12, 2023 in Visible Light by Jord86 (4.0k points)

+21 votes

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Why doesn't the Sun burn itself out with its own heat and light intensity?

asked Jan 11, 2023 in Visible Light by cheaterindignant

+23 votes

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How do you use light in detecting the state of an egg?

asked Jan 11, 2023 in Visible Light by MGW

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