Light-absorption illustration (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Light-absorption illustration

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Structure of the crystal made of lithium, cobalt, selenium and oxygen, with lines indicating centrosymmetric relations between atoms. Light (arrows) passing through the crystal is rotated as a result of differential absorption of circular polarizations.

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Mark Seniw / Center for Regenerative / Nanomedicine / Northwestern University

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