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Do I Have Pink Eye?
Okay guys, here’s the scoop – there is no such thing as pink eye. Oh sure, your eye can be pink, but “pink eye” is not a diagnosis, it’s a description of the way your eye looks. mais 376 palavras
Optical Illusions: More Than Meets The Eye
As you stare at an optical illusion you may wonder… are your eyes playing tricks on you?
To fully understand how optical illusions work, it’s important to grasp that the visual system is made up of more than just our eyes. mais 407 palavras
Dear Mean Guys
Dear Mean Guys,
I have been dealing with the public in a medical setting for 18 (and a half!) years now. I have seen and heard A LOT of crazy stuff, though I will never say I’ve seen “it all” since the public comes up with new and disturbing ways to shock me every year. mais 650 palavras
Entangling photons of different colors
Some of the most advanced communication systems now under development rely on the properties of quantum science to store and transport information. However, researchers designing quantum communication systems that rely on light, rather than electric current, to transmit information face a quandary: The optical components that store and process quantum information typically require visible-light photons (particles of light) to operate. mais 51 palavras
