Blue light's at the short-wavelength end of the visible spectrum, so it should be less prone to scattering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Making Light: Making light under difficult conditions] Reference

Re the balance between incoming short-wavelength incoming solar radiation (visible light) and outgoing long-wavelength IR (infrared), it seems to me that all the mathematical equations in the literature ASSUME radiative equilibrium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eli can retire Part VIII - The EPA reads Rabett Run] Reference

The temperature of radiation is just the average energy of the photons of which it is made, so the Earth needs to radiate twenty low-energy (long-wavelength, infrared) photons for every one high-energy (short-wavelength, visible) photon it receives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evolution and the Second Law] Reference

Macular pigment is thought to protect against AMD because it absorbs short-wavelength.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Daylight is rich in short-wavelength (blue) light, which maximally stimulates our biological clock.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Daylight is rich in short-wavelength - blue - light, which maximally stimulates the biological clock.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoWorld] Reference

This, however, does not agree with in vivo experiments where microtubules buckle with short-wavelength.    From Wordnik.com.  [iMechanica - Comments] Reference

Those high excitation levels generate more short-wavelength emission, shown as blue in this color-coded image.    From Wordnik.com.  [Image Gallery] Reference

A lack of short-wavelength blue light may play a role in teens to get up in the morning, suggests a U.S. study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of specialized short-wavelength light products for use in advanced.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Alternative energy resources untapped] Reference

Enhanced 25-mm and 50-mm lenses from Navitar Inc. are specifically designed for short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) cameras.    From Wordnik.com.  [R&D Mag - News] Reference

In general, photodiode designs are more sensitive to visible light, especially in the short-wavelength (blue) region of the spectrum.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The new study demonstrates that the use of narrowband, short-wavelength illumination significantly improves the detection of cell shadow images.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

False-color short-wavelength infrared image of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano from data obtained by NASA's EO-1 Hyperion satellite on March 24, 2010.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

This research has proven pivotal in the development of short-wavelength emitting (blue and violet) diodes that are now widely used in consumer electronics.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Sunlight is composed of electromagnetic radiation of varying wavelengths, ranging from the long-wavelength infrared light to the short-wavelength ultraviolet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summit Daily News - Top Stories] Reference

Right, a false-color short-wavelength infrared image shows Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano from data obtained by NASA's EO-1 Hyperion satellite on March 24.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evening Mail news round-up] Reference

Datronik has expanded its product range to include short-wavelength laser systems, such as UV and green Nd: Yag, for forgery-proof special marking and sub-surface engraving.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news] Reference

Neuroendocrinology Letters, Figueiro and Rea examined the impact of morning light on teen sleep habits and found that removing short-wavelength (blue) morning light resulted in a.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

They then flew over the safari cemetery, recording images of the ground using two sensors which between them could scan all the visible wavelengths and short-wavelength infrared.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Online News] Reference

Several lines of research show exposure to short-wavelength blue light, a portion of the visible light spectrum, may be associated with an increased risk for retinal damage and AMD.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

The trick is to convert two photons of long-wavelength, low-energy infrared light into one photon of short-wavelength, high-energy green light in a process called frequency doubling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wired Top Stories] Reference

Macular pigment is thought to protect against AMD because it absorbs short-wavelength (blue) light before it reaches photoreceptors in the retina and because of its antioxidant properties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

The findings are the first to show an animal "that is able to discriminate between fine-scale UV patterns using only their short-wavelength receptors (UV cones)," the researchers wrote in their study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

"According to our study, however, the situation in schools can be changed rapidly by the conscious delivery of daylight, which is saturated with short-wavelength, or blue, light," reports Dr. Figueiro.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

The Photodetector Array Camera and Spectrometer (PACS), meanwhile, will provide sharp, but less spectrally precise, images at the short-wavelength end of Herschel's range, between 60 and 200 micrometres.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Space] Reference

Strangely, I managed to do so without even complaining that the worst thing about using these short-wavelength radio waves is that most of them are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere so unless you're high up, you might as well not bother.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chris Lintott's Universe] Reference

For one thing, the EUV photons are extraordinarily difficult to produce; researchers have had to dream up exotic contrivances, like blasting falling tin drops with a carbon dioxide laser, to coax these short-wavelength photons into existence.    From Wordnik.com.  [IEEE Spectrum] Reference

These short-wavelength effects cannot be written in a Lorentz-invariant form.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference

5) The likelihood of retinal damage is highest for short-wavelength light (blue light).    From Wordnik.com. Reference

1) Prolonged exposure to short-wavelength blue light is harmful to the retina, leading to age-related diseases of the eye and vision loss.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference