Scientists have demonstrated how to manipulate light by using time-varying media in the form of specialized nanomaterials.

and in this paper is given an account of a method devised by the author for counting the dust particles in the air, and also some results obtained by means of it.

Using transparent electrodes and electric fields ... which can pose a lot of issues for spacecraft and astronauts." Unlike dust particles on Earth, dust on the moon's surface is sharp and abrasive ...