What’s Cooking in Pro Graphics: How Real-Time Ray Tracing Can Avert a Real-Life “Death Ray”

You know something’s awry when your building starts melting nearby cars. London’s year-old 20 Fenchurch Street tower is a stunner. But the same curved glass that gives the 37-storey tower the nickname, “The Walkie Talkie,” also has a knack for concentrating sunlight. The result: a hot spot that melted part of a nearby black Jaguar… Read More