Light & Color
Rainbows, lasers and everything glowy.
Episodes (12)
Quarky Science 路 Ep 1
Quantum Rain
What if light fell like rain, one tiny drop at a time?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 2
Why Tiny Crystals Glow Different Colors
Why do smaller crystals glow in different colors?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 4
Why Glow-in-the-Dark Stars Shine
How do glow stars keep shining after the lights go out?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 6
How Tiny Quantum Jumps Make LEDs
What makes an LED light up?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 7
Why Quantum Paths Cancel
If a particle can take every path at once, why do some of them disappear?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 8
Why This Shirt Glows Blue
Why does a plain white shirt glow bright blue under a party light?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 12
The Polarization Paradox
How can adding a third filter let MORE light through?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 15
See the Invisible: Electron Microscopes
Why can not the best light microscope show an atom?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 16
Quantum Jumps Explained
Why do electrons jump instead of sliding?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 19
Quiet Quantum Magic: Photosynthesis
How do leaves catch sunlight so perfectly?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 22
Quantum Eraser Explained
Can you un-look at something?
Quarky Science 路 Ep 25
Delay Is Not Denial
Can a choice made later change what already happened?