Students learned all about light at a workshop conducted at the District Science Centre.
The centre organised the workshop for school students in line with the International Year of Light.
Sessions on basic principles of light, nature of light, light energy and its applications and fascinating optical phenomena were held on Thursday, J.R. Pazhaniswami, district science officer in-charge said.
During the sessions, speakers discussed the various sources of light and traced light energy through the ages, including the bulb and the present day LED, he said.
A demonstration was also conducted for the students.
A total of 145 students from 12 government and private schools attended the workshop. D. Manogaran, district educational officer, Vellore inaugurated the workshop.
