Study: Solar Panels Rock out to Pop Music

Pop stars Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga can get an arena full of teens rocking, but scientists say pop music can also cause vibrations in solar cells that increase their efficiency by up to 40 percent. Scientists at Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London say the high frequencies and pitch found in pop and rock music work better than classical music. The researchers grew billions of tiny rods, or nanorods, made from zinc oxide, then covered them with an active polymer...

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