Manipulating Photons

Scientist Martin Maldovan has researched new ways to manipulate photons in order to trap sounds and heat and decrease the amount of sound and heat around solid objects. Maldovan has done further research on the behaviors of photons in order to determine certain wavelengths that can be manipulated. For instances sound waves can be manipulated with cloaking shells and will allow only certain waves to penetrate the shell if any at all. This is similar to the technology of acoustics which allows certain sound waves to bounce off, or trap, objects into another direction. Similarly this technology can be used to manipulate materials that in turn can trap or change the course of sound and heat waves.

If this technology were to be refined then there would be an opportunity to improve buildings to decrease the amount of sound entering or escaping the walls. Similarly buildings could be improved to withstand the vibrations of earthquakes or even to absorb heat waves and transform them into electricity. With the improvement of the science of photons both sound and heat waves could be manipulated to improve modern lifestyles and alternative energy sources.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131113143215.htm

Submitted by: Jacqueline Ayala-Ibarra