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: [[Infra-red]] can be used in [[Thermal Imaging|thermal imaging]] because [[object]]s emit [[infra-red]] [[radiation]] due to their [[temperature]]. The higher the [[temperature]] the more [[infra-red]] they [[emit]].
: [[Infra-red]] can be used to cook food because it can cause [[atom]]s and [[molecule]]s to [[vibrate]], [[heating]] the food.
: [[Infra-red]] can be used in [[Fibre Optics|fibre optic]] communication because it is not [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbed]] by the [[glass]] that the fibres are made from.
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: [[Infra-red]] can cause skin burns because it can cause [[atom]]s and [[molecule]]s to [[vibrate]], [[heating]] the [[material]].