ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,993, issued on July 1.
"Light control by means of forced translation, rotation, orientation, and deformation of particles using dielectrophoresis" was invented by Leo D. Didomenico (Orinda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and embodiments are provided for the coordinated translation, rotation, and deformation of swarms of nanoparticles by means of forced diffusion by dielectrophoresis in order to affect the scattering of light and the synthesis of the central quantity to all optics: refractive index. Applications include electronic beam steering of light, concentration of sunlight, augmented reality displays, and medical ...