carry light
Americannoun
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These thin fibers, made from glass or plastic, can carry light into deep regions of the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
Quantum mechanics operates on incredibly tiny scales, and scientists are constantly developing more precise tools to measure and control phenomena such as photons, the particles that carry light.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
It had been assumed that neutrinos were essentially massless particles, like the photon particles that carry light.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2015
To make Newton's physics work, scientists presumed the existence of a substance called ether, which they thought was necessary to carry light waves through space.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sight is really a brain function; one sees with the brain, since the optic nerve endings in the back of the eye merely carry light impressions to the brain where they are properly interpreted.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow
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