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Pour-In-Place Solar Cells

Posted by timothy on from the mixing-trucks-turning-turning dept.

ianchaos writes: "According to an article in New Scientist, solar cells that 'self assemble' from a liquid have been developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The breakthrough could make it cheap and easy to cover large areas, like roofs, with efficient, ultra-thin solar cell coatings. Now they just need to try coating clothes with the stuff to make the wearables more viable."

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  1. Other research by Myco · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm more impressed by some of the other research being done in this area, such as the German scientists who are developing solar fabric. Maybe solar-powered textiles will finally explain 7of9's shiny wardrobe.

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  2. Re:Solar Cells by gogogo · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The article at the end said they need to raise effeciency. Perhaps the %34 efficiency is for only a narrow band of the solar spectrum.