wavelength
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Across the modeled wavelength range of 365-455 nm, the required decadic absorption coefficient reaches about 1,278 cm-1 at 375 nm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, light at that wavelength did not produce the same response in tree shrews.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
With United's players on the same wavelength, they are able to escape AC Milan's press with Tielemans now on the ball with time and space.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its principal task was to show that the gravitational pull of the sun increased the wavelength of light rays, the so-called red shift, which would help verify Einstein’s theory of relativity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Zero wavelength equals infinite energy; zero and infinity conspired to break a nice, neat system of laws.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Satellite sensors like the one on the new Tanager-2 can detect the invisible gas by measuring wavelengths of light bouncing off the earth’s surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Newer trackers have higher-intensity LEDs with additional wavelengths to improve data capture on all skin tones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Different wavelengths allow astronomers to observe different altitudes within Saturn's atmosphere, producing small shifts in where the decagon seems to appear.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Engineers are already investigating advanced metamaterials and photonic crystals designed for specific laser wavelengths.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
These produced patterns showing that hydrogen atoms emitted energy at certain wavelengths but not others.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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