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Nanotechnology Boosts Solar Cell Performance

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the two-great-tastes dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Physicists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) say they have improved the performance of solar cells by 60 percent. And they obtained this spectacular result by using a very simple trick. They've coated the solar cells with a film of 1-nanometer thick silicon fluorescing nanoparticles. The researchers also said that this process could be easily incorporated into the manufacturing process of solar cells with very little additional cost. Read more for additional references and a photo of a researcher holding a silicon solar cell coated with a film of silicon nanoparticles."

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  1. no need for individual tin hats anymore? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    as yOUR georgewellian uncle is providing a one size fits all 'solution'.

    what a surprise/secret?

    previous post:
    corepirate nazis now providing 'cloud' cover
    (Score:-1, Troll)
    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21, @09:48AM (#20303795)
    http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2002/06/13240.sht [indymedia.org] [indymedia.org] ml [indymedia.org]

    we're watching right now as they spray phoney clouds over our city. yikes almighty. took some pictures of the 'trail', & the 'lovely' 'rainbow' around the sun.

    it must not be that good for US or the whoreabull corepirate nazi execrable would be bragging about it.

    see you there?