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UV / IR / Laser in Electronics
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Build Infrared headphones
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Build a Laser Beam Burglar Alarm
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Basic laser science projects: measurement of small angles; build a laser range finder
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Laser Communication Systems
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Intermediate laser science projects: Laser based display of sound and resonance; build a laser spirograph
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Demonstrate the principals of bar code scanning by using lasers
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Build and demonstrate a nitrogen laser.
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Designing a Laser Communication Device
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What Are the Effects of Weather on Laser Communications? (Free-Space Optics)
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Infra Red (IR) Links
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Infra Red Switch
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Infra Red Remote Control Extender
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Build an infrared beam proximity sensor
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Multi-Touch Table: An Infrared-Based Touch Interface Designed for Collaborative Data Manipulation
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Build an Alertness Monitoring Device Based on Infrared Light
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Infra Red (IR) Remote Control Tester
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TV Remote Control Blocker / Jammer (555, 1 transistor, 2 IR LEDs)
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TV Remote Control Blocker / Jammer (2 transistors, 3 IR LEDs)
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Determining the Accuracy of an Ultrasonic Proximity Sensor vs. an IR Proximity Sensor using Autonomous Robots
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UV / IR / Laser in Physics
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Build a Laser-Based Device to Weigh Small Masses
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The Discovery of the Spectrum of Light
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Repeat Herschel's infrared experiment
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Will high frequency plasma affect infrared spectrum viewing?
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Which objects or substances are best at blocking out ultraviolet rays?
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What ophthalmic lenses best absorb ultraviolet light?
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Determining the Type of Particle in an Air Sample by Using Laser Light Scattering
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Laser Cooling and Trapping of Rubidium-87 Atoms using MOL (Optical Molasses)
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Diffractive Bending of Laser Beams Around Objects
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How Do Different Color Filters Affect the Energy of a Laser Beam?
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Investigate what do lasers go through?
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Using a Laser to Measure the Speed of Light in Jello
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Determining the Type of Particle in an Air Sample by Using Laser Light Scattering
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Optics & Light
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UV / IR / Laser in Botany
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Increasing global UV levels may stimulate allelochemical production in Helianthus annuus (sunflower) and the leachates could be used as natural herbicides against plants susceptible to allelopathic effects.
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Plant Species Capacity for Oxygen Production and Ability to Block out UV Radiation
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Does Lip Gloss / Balm Increase the Ability of UV Light to Kill Yeast?
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The Effect of Far Infrared on the Growth of Mold
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Explored the effects of increased intensities of UV radiation on two primary groups of chromophores in a plant.
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The effects of UV on Phaseolus vulgaris (Common bean), and whether or not the plant can repair damage caused by the radiation.
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The effect of natural light and UV fluorescence on growth of elm oyster mushrooms
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The efect of natural light and UV light on the growth of Elm Oyster mushrooms.
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The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Plant Development and Fruit Production
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Applying ultra-violet visible spectrophotometry and various types of chromatography to compare the amounts of certain photosynthetic pigments in fresh, frozen, and canned phaseolus vulgaris and spinacia olercea.
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The effect of ultraviolet light on the fermentation rate of yeast
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Does ultraviolet radiation affect yeast cell fermentation?
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Is plant growth affected by exposure to ultraviolet light?
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Applying ultra-violet visible spectrophotometry and various types of chromatography to compare the amounts of certain photosynthetic pigments in fresh, frozen, and canned phaseolus vulgaris and spinacia olercea.
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The effects of artificial gravity, ultraviolet light, and magnetic fields on seed germination and the growth of the root.
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UV / IR / Laser in Chemistry
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Use UV beads to study a chemical reaction to find out how temperature affects the rate at which UV beads lose their color.
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Which materials absorb (ultraviolet rays) UV rays the best to offer better UV clothing protection.
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Examines how photo printer, paper and the image color printed impacts the fading of photographs when they are exposed to UV light.
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Destruction of Natural Pigments by the Interaction of UV Light and Oxygen
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Determine if treating wastewater with ultraviolet light will increase bacterial resistance to ultraviolet light in the effluent by triggering constitutive production of DNA repair enzymes.
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Determine the efficiency of carbon, ceramic, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet purification systems of water.
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The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Crystal Growth
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Determine if the application of Scotch-gard (fabric protector) and RIT Sun Guard (laundry additive) can increase the ability of a fabric to block ultraviolet radiation.
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Which materials absorb (ultraviolet rays) UV rays the best to offer better UV clothing protection.
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Sunblocks & Sunscreens
Chemiluminescence
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UV / IR / Laser in Medicine
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Measure the UV Index at Different Times of the Day
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A Bacterial Test System for the Carcinogenicity and the Global Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
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Ultraviolet Ray Exposure vs. Surface and Time of Day
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Determine whether bacteria can be used as a test for protection against ultraviolet ray damage and skin cancer. (How utraviolet light (UV) and sunscreen affects bacterial growth?).
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Find out if LASIK (Laser-assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) surgery has an effect on one's ability to see a stereogram.
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Discover if an IPL laser treatment could be used to increase the rate of maturation of a scar.
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Radiation Health Effects
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UV / IR / Laser in Microbiology
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The effect of ultraviolet light on the fermentation rate of yeast
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Observe the effects of short-term ultraviolet light exposure on bacteria.
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Determine the effectiveness of ultraviolet and infrared radiation in killing common bacteria.
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Determine whether bacteria can be used as a test for protection against ultraviolet ray damage and skin cancer. (How utraviolet light (UV) and sunscreen affects bacterial growth?).
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Test whether E. coli survival through photoreactivation can be increased by a brief exposure to ultraviolet light prior to a longer exposure.
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Effects of Light on Bacteria, Algae & Fungi
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UV / IR / Laser in Astronomy
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Discover how many of the brightest infrared-emitting objects in an infrared sky patch are familiar objects such as stars.
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Lunar Communication: Determining Laser Power Needed
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UV / IR / Laser in Genetics
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PTT Influence on Genetic Change of Human Fibroblasts and Prokaryotes Exposed to UV Light
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UV / IR / Laser in Biochemistry
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Effects of Solar UV Radiation on Super-coiled DNA
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UV / IR / Laser in Environmental Sciences
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Build a simple and small greenhouse and investigate how trapped infrared radiation affects the temperature within.
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Determine if treating wastewater with ultraviolet light will increase bacterial resistance to ultraviolet light in the effluent by triggering constitutive production of DNA repair enzymes.
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UV / IR / Laser in Engineering
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Use infrared photography to measure the transmission and reflection of near-infrared light by ordinary objects in our everyday surroundings.
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UV / IR / Laser in Food Science
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Discover the optimum grinding time of coffee beans to make the darkest coffee within a given percolation time (by shooting a laser beam through the coffee sample and into a solar panel).
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UV / IR / Laser in Zoology
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The Effect of UV Light Range Radiation on the Magnetosensitivity of Drosophila melanogaster
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The effects of ultraviolet light on butterflies
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Are birds attracted to brighter or darker ultraviolet colors?
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Light Effects on Animals
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UV / IR / Laser in Cosmetics
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Find out whether ultra violet light will effect the strength of hair strands.
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Which color hair lightens fastest under the sun and under an ultraviolet bulb?
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UV / IR / Laser in Computer Science
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Using a Laser Pointer to Measure the Data Track Spacing on CDs and DVDs
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Determine the capacity difference between various medias (CDs and DVDs) when created with different lasers.
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UV / IR / Laser in Earth Sciences
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Use an anemometer and an infrared thermometer to determine how wind speed affects the rate of cooling of an object.
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Interdisciplinary Topics
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Sun & Light
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UV / IR / Laser in Future Science
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A laser sensor that communicates between the vehicle and traffic lights, in order to prevent vehicles from running lights and causing accidents or even deaths.
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Useful Links
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