Florida Poly Student Publishes Research Showing Peacock Feathers Emit Laser Light

Laser light from peacocks? Florida Poly student research finds it in feathers

A Florida Polytechnic University student is attracting national attention through groundbreaking research revealing the presence of laser light from peacock feathers. Anthony Fiorito, a senior physics major at the Lakeland-based institution, is the first author of a study highlighted in leading publications such as Science, Ars Technica, Interesting Engineering and MSN. The study found that vibrantly colored tail feathers from peacocks include a…

Florida Poly student publishes research showing peacock feathers emit laser light

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 20-year-old student at Florida Polytechnic University is a published scientist after he and his professor discovered peacock feathers can be used in laser physics. “Essentially, what we found was that you can use peacock feathers to create miniature lasers,” said Anthony Fiorito, a senior engineering physics major at Florida Polytechnic University. The research found that the feathers, when infused with special fluor…

Florida Poly undergrad discovers how to emit laser light from peacock feathers

A senior at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland made a groundbreaking discovery while experimenting with peacock feathers. Anthony Fiorito, a senior engineering physics major, was able to create laser light from peacock feathers by adding highlighter dye. He says they tried many methods to find out how to make the peacock feathers emit lasers, but using a pink dye that is found in highlighters was the only one that worked. “By soaking and…

Florida Poly student publishes research showing peacock feathers emit laser

A 20-year-old student at Florida Polytechnic University is a published scientist after he and his professor discovered peacock feathers can be used in laser physics. “Essentially, what we found was that you can use peacock feathers to create miniature lasers,” said Anthony Fiorito, a senior engineering physics