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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


'Groovy' hologram creates strange state of light

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT

A new three-in-one optical element can control light's amplitude, phase, and polarization through a wedding of old-fashioned holograms and state-of-the-art nanoscale features. An unusual state of light, a radially polarized beam, which is important for microscopy and particle manipulation, has been created by sending conventional laser light through this holographic plate.

Möbius strip ties liquid crystal in knots to produce tomorrow's materials and photonic devices

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Scientists have shown how to tie knots in liquid crystals using a miniature Möbius strip made from silica particles.

Neurologists report unique form of musical hallucinations

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Neurologists report a unique case of a woman who hears music, as if a radio were playing in the back of her head. The case raises "intriguing questions regarding memory, forgetting and access to lost memories."

Unscrambling the genetics of the chicken's 'blue' egg

Posted: 20 Aug 2013 05:36 AM PDT

Researchers have unscrambled the genetic mutation that gives the distinctive blue eggs laid by some breeds of chickens.

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