(c) 2014, The Washington Post. According to a new study in Nature Communications, the patterns etched onto Blu-ray disks could be harnessed in the engineering of solar panels.
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Blu-ray discs could help make the solar cells used in solar panels more efficient, researchers say. Solar cells rely on materials that convert photons of light into electricity. Prior research had revealed that if microscopic structures that are only nanometers (billionths of a meter) high are placed on the surface of solar cells, they can scatter light in ways that increase the cells …
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The next big thing in solar cells might just be an old Jackie Chan movie.
When George Lucas is talking about fantasy movies, you don't need many other interviewees. Or any other.So found Laurent Bouzereau, a veteran maker of behind-the-scenes film documentaries. The latest of his “A Night at the Movies” specials for Turner Classic Movies — “George Lucas & the World of Fantasy Cinema,” debuting Tuesday (Nov
Highly Recommended Please Note: The stills used here are taken from the DVD portion of The Wind Rises . The Movie: Or, Jir Dreams of Flying : The Wind Rises feels especially elegiac as it will likely be the last film written and directed by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki (who announced his retirement shortly before its release)
Optical storage media is on the way out, but Blu-ray discs can be repurposed to significantly increase the efficiency of solar cells
Another reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving: A pair of superb new digital restorations on Blu-ray of Frank Capra classics — “It Happened One Night’’ (1934) and “Mr. Smith Goes…
For many families, the most stressful part of Thanksgiving isn’t figuring out a way to keep turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes,