Department of Chemistry News
Kahr
June 12, 2009
Kahr, Kaminsky, et al. determine structural origin of light polarizing properties of herapathite
In a recent paper in Science, a UW group led by Professor Bart Kahr and Research Associate Professor Werner Kaminsky report the atomic structure of herapathite, a historically important source of large aperture light polarizers whose optical properties have long eluded explanation.