Creating an ‘optical atom’ with water and light
Updated: 2023-01-31 13:15:51
Skip to content Menu Our Bloggers Twitter Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Creating an âoptical atomâ with water and light January 31, 2023 University of Gothenburg When a beam of light is shone into a water droplet , the light is trapped inside the droplet . Shining light on a water droplet creates effects analogous to what happens in an atom . This can help us understand how atoms work , write researchers from the University of Gothenburg in a new journal . article If you whisper by the wall in the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in London , you’ll discover that the sound bounces off the domeâ s walls all the way around and is audible on the opposite side . Which is why the Cathedralâ s dome has been dubbed âthe whispering . gallery’ The same effect is achieved