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Friday, November 18, 2005

Lumos! The Quantum Mechanics of Harry Potter

We wrap up NMR and begin to consider the quantum mechanics behind lasers. Lasers are magic wands for chemists, making it possible to explore what happens in chemical processes on very short time scales. Lasers are ubiquitous tools in everyday life, too. Grocery store scanners and CD players use lasers to read information, an when you "burn" a CD, a laser is used to literally score the material.

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