wavelength

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That dust blocks light from the hotter gas closer to the black hole, absorbs energy, and reemits it in infrared wavelengths.

From Science Daily

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory carries a relatively small 30 centimeter telescope, yet from its position in orbit it can observe ultraviolet wavelengths that are mostly absorbed by Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily

The new metasurface takes the form of an ultra thin chip covered with tiny structures that are smaller than the wavelength of light itself.

From Science Daily

Adding different rare earths alters the wavelength of the laser, and thus its use and colour, Ambroise said.

From Barron's

He told Fox News that he and two fierce critics, Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, had talked and were now on a “similar wavelength.”

From Los Angeles Times