There will be no objection by "them" to marketing this: it will be a great improvement on available solar cells, but much less of a step forward than that already taken -- going from no solar cells to the first workable ones. I hope the prices are reasonable!
Cheers, Lawry On Oct 15, 2012, at 12:27 PM, D & N wrote: > Love this one: > > Let's see if 'they' let it get to market. > Windows could generate solar energy > > Oct. 11, 2012 > Courtesy of the American Chemical Society > and World Science staff > > A new type of transparent solar cell is a step toward making windows > able to generate electricity while still letting people to see > outside, researchers say. > > The development is reported in the American Chemical Society > research journal ACS Nano. It’s also described in the latest episode > of the society’s Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast, > available free at iTunes and here. > > The researchers, with the California NanoSystems Institute and the > University of California, Los Angeles, say there has been intense > world-wide interest in so-called polymer solar cells, which are made > from plastic-like materials. A solar cell is a device that > converts the sun’s energy into electric current. > > Polymer solar cells are lightweight, flexible and can be produced in > high volume cheaply, according to the scientists. Researchers also > have been interested in making them transparent, but previous > transparent designs have had many disadvantages, which the team set out > to correct. > > The scientists describe a new kind of flat, polymer solar cell that > they’ve developed that produces energy by absorbing mainly infrared > light, not visible light, making the cells 66 percent transparent to > the eye. They made the device from a photoactive plastic that converts > infrared light into an electrical current. > > Another breakthrough is the transparent conductor, which replaces the > opaque metal electrode used in the past, the researchers say, > suggesting the panels could be used in windows or portable electronics. > > http://www.world-science.net/othernews/121011_solar > > Natalia > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
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