Such a thick layer can be observed when the liquid is held within a transparent container and the observer is looking at the top most portion of the liquid from the sides of the transparent container.

When a ray of light that is travelling through a piece of glass strikes the interface between the glass and the air, it changes direction according to Snell’s law. If the angle of incidence is less ...

Total internal reflection–fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (TIR-FCS) is an emerging technique that is used to measure events at or near an interface, including local fluorophore concentrations, ...

Science presenter Jon Chase explains total internal reflection. He demonstrates how total internal reflection can make a coin disappear inside a glass of water and bend a laser beam. The second ...

Refraction close refractionProcess by which a wave changes speed and sometimes direction upon entering a denser or less dense medium, eg a light ray changes direction when refracted by a lens. from a ...

The body hairs of the Saharan silver ant cause total internal reflection of light to make the ants almost ten times more reflective, preventing overheating and yielding their silver sheen, according ...