Refractive indices ... eat this list

[George McNamara]

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Refractive indices ... eat this list

*Refractive Indices of Edible Optical Materials
**1.00* = Air (/Included for reference/)
*1.47* = Borosilicate glass (/Included for reference/)
*1.49* = Potassium chloride
*1.54* = Sodium chloride
*1.57* = Sucrose
*1.59* = Sodium potassium tartrate
*1.63* = Isomaltitol

http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_25/december_2014/departments/edible_optics/#.VIj8HYvF98E


  Edible Optics

Stephen R. Wilk


      Five years have passed since Stephen R. Wilk wrote about edible
      lasers for OPN. This month he takes a look at edible
      optics---lenses, prisms, films and even optical fibers made of
      sugar and salt.

(sorry, you may need to be an OSA member to access the full story at the
link above).

http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_25/december_2014/departments/edible_optics/edible_optics_recipe_book/


  Edible Optics Recipes

Here are a few recipes for edible optics you can make at home.

Edible fiber optics:

    *

      J. Madigan. "Edible fiber optics," NASA Langley Research Center
      Science Directorate EPO
      programs.http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/RadiationBudget/fiber_optics.html

    *

      S. Kellett. "Make a jelly optical fiber," Commonwealth Scientific
      and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. http://ow.ly/Dab2Z

Edible magnifying glass:

    *

      Tararoys. "Cook up an edible magnifying glass," Instructables.
      www.instructables.com/id/Cook-up-an-Edible-Magnifying-Glass
      <http://www.instructables.com/id/Cook-up-an-Edible-Magnifying-Glass>

    *

      S. Kellett. "Jelly lens for your smartphone," Double Helix blog,
      Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
      Australia.
      https://blogs.csiro.au/helix/jelly-lens-for-your-smartphone/

Candy glass:

    *

      B. Askham. "Try this: sugar glass - the shattering truth,"
      Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
      Australia.
      www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/activities/SugarGlass.html
      <http://www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/activities/SugarGlass.html>

    *

      W. Heffner. "Candy glass making demonstration for classroom or
      science activity," International Materials Institute for Glass,
      Lehigh University, USA.
      www.lehigh.edu/imi/pdf/CandyGlassRecipe.pdf
      <http://www.lehigh.edu/imi/pdf/CandyGlassRecipe.pdf>

Japanese water cake (mizu shingen mochi):

    *

      Moso Gourmet. "Mizu Shingen Mochi Recipe," published 29 August
      2014. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCQUMAD-Jao
      <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCQUMAD-Jao>

[Craig Brideau]

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I recall that sugar glass is used in special effects, for when the hero
needs to punch through a window without slicing his/her hand to ribbons.
Meanwhile, I wonder if you could make a deformable lens with variable focal
length from some of the jelly recipes?

Craig

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:11 PM, George McNamara <[hidden email]>
wrote:

> *****
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>
> Refractive indices ... eat this list
>
> *Refractive Indices of Edible Optical Materials
> **1.00* = Air (/Included for reference/)
> *1.47* = Borosilicate glass (/Included for reference/)
> *1.49* = Potassium chloride
> *1.54* = Sodium chloride
> *1.57* = Sucrose
> *1.59* = Sodium potassium tartrate
> *1.63* = Isomaltitol
>
> http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_25/december_
> 2014/departments/edible_optics/#.VIj8HYvF98E
>
>
>  Edible Optics
>
> Stephen R. Wilk
>
>
>      Five years have passed since Stephen R. Wilk wrote about edible
>      lasers for OPN. This month he takes a look at edible
>      optics---lenses, prisms, films and even optical fibers made of
>      sugar and salt.
>
> (sorry, you may need to be an OSA member to access the full story at the
> link above).
>
> http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_25/december_
> 2014/departments/edible_optics/edible_optics_recipe_book/
>
>
>  Edible Optics Recipes
>
> Here are a few recipes for edible optics you can make at home.
>
> Edible fiber optics:
>
>    *
>
>      J. Madigan. "Edible fiber optics," NASA Langley Research Center
>      Science Directorate EPO
>      programs.http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/
> RadiationBudget/fiber_optics.html
>
>    *
>
>      S. Kellett. "Make a jelly optical fiber," Commonwealth Scientific
>      and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. http://ow.ly/Dab2Z
>
> Edible magnifying glass:
>
>    *
>
>      Tararoys. "Cook up an edible magnifying glass," Instructables.
>      www.instructables.com/id/Cook-up-an-Edible-Magnifying-Glass
>      <http://www.instructables.com/id/Cook-up-an-Edible-Magnifying-Glass>
>
>    *
>
>      S. Kellett. "Jelly lens for your smartphone," Double Helix blog,
>      Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
>      Australia.
>      https://blogs.csiro.au/helix/jelly-lens-for-your-smartphone/
>
> Candy glass:
>
>    *
>
>      B. Askham. "Try this: sugar glass - the shattering truth,"
>      Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
>      Australia.
>      www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/activities/SugarGlass.html
>      <http://www.csiro.au/helix/sciencemail/activities/SugarGlass.html>
>
>    *
>
>      W. Heffner. "Candy glass making demonstration for classroom or
>      science activity," International Materials Institute for Glass,
>      Lehigh University, USA.
>      www.lehigh.edu/imi/pdf/CandyGlassRecipe.pdf
>      <http://www.lehigh.edu/imi/pdf/CandyGlassRecipe.pdf>
>
> Japanese water cake (mizu shingen mochi):
>
>    *
>
>      Moso Gourmet. "Mizu Shingen Mochi Recipe," published 29 August
>      2014. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCQUMAD-Jao
>      <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCQUMAD-Jao>
>