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1987
1987x1
Crystals and Lasers: The Micro-world
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04, 1988
A visit to the extraordinary micro-world of crystals and lasers where atoms are only l/10,000th of a millionth of a metre apart, and laser light pulses only l/100th of one millionth of .. show full overview
1987x2
Crystals and Lasers: The Architecture of Crystals
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05, 1988
How does a crystal look like up close? John Meurig Thomas uses optical and electron diffraction to reveal the crystal architecture and explains how the architecture of proteins links to their function.
1987x3
Crystals and Lasers: Crystal Miracles
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06, 1988
From seeing in the dark to ultra high-speed trains, new uses of crystals will soon revolutionise our world. Levitating with superconductors, charging with semiconductors and combusting .. show full overview
1987x4
Crystals and Lasers: Constructing a LASER
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07, 1988
How do you Amplify Light with Stimulated Emission of Radiation? In this lecture David Phillips shows us step by step how to construct a LASER.
1987x5
Crystals and Lasers: The Light Fantastic
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08, 1988
LASERs are not just for pointing at the board. David Phillips shows us the different applications of LASERs from their use in research to detecting pollutants in the atmosphere.
1987x6
Crystals and Lasers: Crystals, LASERs and the Human Body
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09, 1988
An exploration of major advances in modern medicine, which depend on revolutionary new discoveries about crystals and the use of LASERs. LASER technology is being used in medicine to .. show full overview

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