An Evening at the Races
SAN JOSE, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2009 -- Two or three of the contestants tricked out their tiny solar-powered cars, hoping to gain an advantage in speed and thus edge out the competition. They introduced, for example, magnifying sheets and complicated gear assemblages.
Gabrielle Theriault and Veronique Zambon, both of Université Laval, show off their entry in the 1st International OSA Student Chapter Solar Mini-Car Competition. (Photonics Media photos by Gary Boas)
Gabrielle Theriault, an optics and photonics student at...