The discussion revolves around the potential use of Blu-ray disc patterns to enhance solar cell performance, exploring both theoretical implications and practical applications. Participants consider how the unique surface texture of Blu-ray discs could improve light absorption in solar cells.
Participants express a mix of curiosity and skepticism regarding the practicality and longevity of using Blu-ray disc patterns in solar cells. There is no consensus on the feasibility or effectiveness of the proposed methods.
Participants note potential limitations related to the scalability of the proposed techniques and the durability of solar cells in various environmental conditions, particularly in extreme weather scenarios.
An interdisciplinary research team has discovered that the pattern of information written on a Blu-ray disc -- and it doesn't matter if it's Jackie Chan's "Supercop" or the cartoon "Family Guy" -- works very well for improving light absorption across the solar spectrum. And better yet, the researchers know why.
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The Northwestern researchers have demonstrated that a Blu-ray disc's strings of binary code 0s and 1s, embedded as islands and pits to store video information, give solar cells the near-optimal surface texture to improve their absorption over the broad spectrum of sunlight.
dragoneyes001 said:so they plan to make solar cells with a BR disc like surface or try and alter BR's into solar cells?
a chuck BR would come with too many POW's.