Photonic crystals Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:48:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Research Team Aims to Make Tungsten Light Bulbs a Viable Option https://www.greenoptimistic.com/research-team-aims-to-make-tungsten-light-bulbs-a-viable-option-20121221/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/research-team-aims-to-make-tungsten-light-bulbs-a-viable-option-20121221/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:48:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30209 Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons, similar to the way the periodicity of a semiconductor crystal affects the motion of electrons. Photonic crystals are very useful for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by absorbing light at certain optimal wavelengths thanks to their ability to control […]

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