I like this... going to look closer into it, to see if I can retrofit it for steampunk. Thanks, Mr Worf.
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Conversely the structural material of the building can > also be coated with a higher degree of absorption. This could be side panels > of the building itself, or even in the form of ‘clip-together’ solar roof > tiles.” > > For the time being, the research partners are developing prototype squares > of the material, measuring 16 square centimeters each. The researchers say > that, due to nanotech research that has already been performed at > Leicester <http://www2.le.ac.uk/>, the institution is uniquely suited for > production of the film. Ultimately, EnSol <http://www.ensol.no/> hopes to > achieve a cell efficiency of at least 20 percent, and have its product ready > for the commercial market by 2016. > > This development is reminiscent of Sphelar > cells<http://www.gizmag.com/sphelar-cells-are-the-new-power-windows/14633/>– > solidified silicon drop-based solar cells recently developed by Kyosemi > Corporation. Although the technology is different, they are also intended to > be used in solar panels that double as windows. > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
