Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What do solar panels and Blu-ray discs have in common? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Researchers at ...
Quasi-random nanostructures 1,2,3,4 are abundant in nature for light manipulation purposes, such as in structural coloration in birds and insects 5,6,7. These disordered structures have received ...
The surface pattern on a Blu-ray disc can be used to boost solar-cell performance. Light is absorbed and scattered in unusual ways by nanometre-scale patterns found on iridescent surfaces, such as ...