Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "electromagnetic-spectrum"

1. Spectral (2016)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A sci-fi/thriller story centered on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.

Director: Nic Mathieu | Stars: James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Bruce Greenwood, Max Martini

Votes: 65,095

2. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt

Votes: 8,240

3. We Are Astronomers (2009)

Documentary, Short

Do you know what an astronomer does? Today's astronomer is not the lone observer of past centuries. We Are Astronomers reveals the global collaboration, technology and dedication required ... See full summary »

Director: Max Crow | Stars: Al Leung, David Tennant

Votes: 17

4. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: A Flash of the Lightning (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Faced with the news of his impending death, Barry's resiliency suffers as he struggles to fight fate; Cecile's career as a D.A. conflicts with her identity when she crosses paths with a villainous meta-human.

Director: Chris Peppe | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 2,332

5. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode: Are We Alone? (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

This program considers the likelihood that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and the prospects that it may inhabit a nearby planet. Then the various methods being used to look for alien intelligence are reviewed.

Stars: Morgan Freeman, William J. Borucki, Paul Davies, Geoff Marcy

Votes: 218

6. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode: Is Time Travel Possible? (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

But if we succeed with time travel, what are the consequences of such freedom? Will we get trapped in a plethora of paradoxes and multiple universes that will destroy the fabric of the universe?

Director: Kurt Sayenga | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, John Cramer, Albert Einstein

Votes: 273

7. Real Engineering (2015– )
Episode: The Truth About 5G (2020)

15 min | Documentary

5G cellphone transmission uses a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is troublesome for data transmission because something as common as rain will interfere with it. Here is an ... See full summary »

Star: Brian McManus

8. TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode: What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode? - Lindsay DeMarchi (2023)

5 min | Documentary, Animation

Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. So, what exactly does airplane mode do? Lindsay DeMarchi explains the setting's importance.

Star: Addison Anderson

9. The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (2015)
Episode: Unruly Elements (2015)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Over a single weekend in 1869, a young Russian chemistry professor named Dmitri Mendeleev invents the Periodic Table, bringing order to the growing gaggle of elements. But this sense of ... See full summary »

Directors: Stephen Lyons, Muffie Meyer | Stars: John Allegra, Michael Aronov, Jane Becker, Justin Blanchard

Votes: 17