Cheap Spray-on Plastic Solar Cells Coming

coyote1 writes "The Sacramento Bee reports about custom-tailored molecules and spray-on plastic could someday create the next generation of solar cells -- more flexible, more efficient and much less expensive than existing sources of solar power. Nanotechnology is used to organize the molecules that are sprayed onto a surface."

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Nanotechnology?

[El Camino SS]

Sounds grrrreat! WOW! This could change everything.

Oh, except the whole 'nanotech' thing.

Everytime I hear a phrase that says, "the process could be improved with nanotech," I immediately think about all of the people that throw up their arms and scream halleluia everytime someone says that they have made the next 'cold fusion.'

If they even speak the words nanotech or cold fusion, it is basically saying, "this is a good idea, but right now our discovery is complete bullshit. Yes, we're bullshitting you."

Some scientist says that some device would be better improved with nanotech.
I would have to respond with "WEEEEEL, for goodness sake, what invention wouldn't be improved with the uncanny abiltity to control every stinkin' molecule?"

You know, with that ability, I could live forever. Get it out of your head. It ain't going to happen. There are not going to be machines run throuhg your body that sweep out your diseases. We have those, they're called white blood cells. All this nanotech bull is great material for science fiction novels and movies. Its great brain candy to think about. I like good bull in my stories and movies. I, however, don't like it in the REAL STINKIN' WORLD, where people do REAL FREAKIN' SCIENCE.

I am going out on a limb, but on the surface this appears to NOT BE A LEGITIMATE STORY.