Thanks to the research of nineteenth-century physicist James Clerk Maxwell, researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Pennsylvania State University have made it possible to manipulate crystals in such a way as to produce a whole new type of light wave.
Light waves applications have been known to humanity for many years now, but as it turns out, scientists still have a lot to discover about this physics phenomenon.
Light waves applications
Light waves are an integral part of our daily lives, even if we don’t really register that. According to the research team, the newly discovered light wave, called Dyakonov-Voigt waves, can be used in a number of different scenarios.
The span of Dyakonov-Voigt light waves applications is yet to be determined, but there are already suggestions on how the discovery can revolutionize medical processes and connectivity technology.
One of the primary uses of the new Dyakonov-Voigt waves could be the improvement of biosensors used to monitor and analyze blood samples.
Another important use of the new light waves could be employed in fiber optics technology, which can become even faster and more convenient.
Scientific research
One of the main goals of university science departments is to complete complex research, to reveal some of Earth’s remaining secrets.
Scientific advancement and analysis is the most reliable method for understanding our environment, history, and evolution. University research is an essential aspect of scientific developments worldwide. Recent examples of impressive discoveries made by scientific teams include the improvement of the CRISPR gene editing method by a team at Swiss university ETH Zurich. Another significant scientific development came with the discovery of the newest state of matter, by a team at New York University.
Considering this, it is essential that universities give science departments enough funding to be able to complete their research projects. Not only that but universities can apply and receive international help, like Israel, where recently, a large financial aid grant was awarded by the United States, in order to boost scientific research and development.
