If radio goes through paper, why not light?

Posted by Matthew Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:41:00 GMT

USA Today was recently asked, “If both electric and magnetic fields can pass through paper why not light?” If you think about it, this is a really good question. The simple answer: paper absorbs/scatters light, but not low or high energy electromagnetics. Read the article if you want to learn more.

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