Made of aragonite, a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, these fibers perform a role similar to our fiber optic cables. These fine fibers, precisely aligned, specifically transmit the light useful ...

Each year, the Smithsonian Institution—the world’s largest museum, education and research complex—grows in its holdings, one fascinating object after another. The highest-profile additions to the ...

Each year, the Smithsonian Institution—the world’s largest museum, education and research complex—grows in its holdings, one fascinating object after another. The highest-profile additions to the ...

In between, however, are so-called windows, where the aragonite is instead stretched into hair-like fibers. These avenues transport red and blue light—the best wavelengths for photosynthesis ...

Department of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin D02 YN77, Ireland The SFI Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research, RCSI University of Medicine and ...