This project is all about light – from how it is created, to how it is
detected and how it has changed our lives. Starting with the simple
candle, many different sources of light will be investigated including
the incandescent light, CFL’s, LED’s, lasers and the brightest stars
in the universe.
Some of the following questions and more will be investigated:
- How do the different light sources work?
- Which type of light is the most efficient?
- Which type of light is the most economical?
- How can the light from stars, millions of lightyears away, tell us
about the composition of those stars?
- Why can some lasers cut through thick steel while others are used for
very delicate eye surgery?
Along the way you will also learn about various interesting uses of
light such as making the coldest atoms in the universe, applications
in medicine and biology and other new technologies. |
