light-sensitive

adjective

1. physics (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light

Example Sentences

The team hoped to use the light pulses to prevent the bursts by switching off neurons that contained light-sensitive proteins.

From Science Daily

LACMA’s latest announcement does not address the curtains question but does note that art will be displayed in light-filled terraces as well as in sheltered interior galleries suitable for light-sensitive works.

From Los Angeles Times

The study authors said a test called electroretinography - which measures the retina's electrical response to light - showed that the donor eye's rods and cons, the light-sensitive nerve cells in the eye, survived the transplant.

From BBC

By leveraging a light-sensitive borate intermediate, the scientists could transform quinoline derivatives into a great variety of 2D/3D fused frameworks in a straightforward and cost-effective manner.

From Science Daily

In a former wallpaper factory in Chiswick, west London, a start-up firm has been developing a long-term storage system that uses lasers to burn tiny holograms into a light-sensitive polymer.

From BBC