Sentence examples for transmit light from inspiring English sources

Some of these surfaces transmit light, some reflect light, while some serve both functions in succession.

We found a way to laminate the veneer onto molded-resin panels, and resin can transmit light.

The illumination system of the standard optical microscope is designed to transmit light through a translucent object for viewing.

Single thick fibres (actually glass rods) are sometimes used to transmit light around corners to an otherwise inaccessible location.

"The fiber can transmit light in both directions, so we could take the reflection from the eye and analyze that back in the control box," he said.

The difference this time, developers and supporters say, is that the screens of the new hardware reflect rather than transmit light, making them more like paper.

Placed in front of the camera lens, they preferentially transmit light of their own colour and hold back light of other colours.

Optical fibres with diameters from 10 to 50 micrometres can transmit light over long distances with little loss of intensity (see fibre optics).

Their work involves isolating the individual nuggets of nature — atoms and the particles that transmit light, known as photons — and making them play with each other.

Vision loss or dysfunction can be caused by obstruction of the light path to the neural retina or inability of the retina to detect and/or transmit light-triggered signals to the brain.

For example, researchers have developed thin nanocomposite films containing gold nanoparticles which can reflect infra-red while still transmitting light.