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First Membrane Controlled By Light Developed

Posted by timothy on from the my-eyelid-aside dept.

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt: "A new membrane developed at the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics blocks gas from flowing through it when one color of light is shined on its surface, and permits gas to flow through when another color of light is used. It is the first time that scientists have developed a membrane that can be controlled in this way by light."

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  1. That's nothing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That's nothing.

    I know of a membrane that, when certain patterns of light are shined upon it, fluid flows through a connected valve.

    It's got a horrible refractory period, though.

  2. Re:Imagine a new heart valve by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    haha no. gb2statistical physics. your local university probably has an undergrad class.