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The plume so intensely darkened the sky that street and residential lights with photocells designed to turn on at dusk were illuminated — human technology tricked by the inferno.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The photocells converted that light to an electric current and transported it via telegraph lines to flip a switch that illuminated Chicago.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
To power the fair’s lights, four observatories around the United States focused the star’s light onto photocells, a new technology at the time.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The author did not intend to furnish the world with plate metal dummies stuffed with cogwheels, photocells, and other mechanical gizmos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
If none of the photocells are covered, SADbot draws according to the programmed algorithm -- in the current case, small movements in random directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2010
In short: The missile would adjust course midflight to keep the target’s heat signature reflected onto a sensitive photocell, making the missile literally seek heat.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2021
Then a buddy at work, a master electrician, devised a photocell to power the lights and reduce battery hassle.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2019
The new light fixtures have a dusk-to-dawn photocell and 100-watt LED light bulbs.
—Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The photocells converted that light to an electric current and transported it via telegraph lines to flip a switch that illuminated Chicago.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
To power the fair’s lights, four observatories around the United States focused the star’s light onto photocells, a new technology at the time.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The author did not intend to furnish the world with plate metal dummies stuffed with cogwheels, photocells, and other mechanical gizmos.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2024
If none of the photocells are covered, SADbot draws according to the programmed algorithm -- in the current case, small movements in random directions.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2010
In short: The missile would adjust course midflight to keep the target’s heat signature reflected onto a sensitive photocell, making the missile literally seek heat.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2021
Then a buddy at work, a master electrician, devised a photocell to power the lights and reduce battery hassle.
—Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2019
The new light fixtures have a dusk-to-dawn photocell and 100-watt LED light bulbs.
—Benny L. Kass, chicagotribune.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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“Photocell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photocell. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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photocell
noun
pho·to·cell
ˈfōt-ə-ˌsel 
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