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Not Transparent Aluminum, But Conductive Plastic

Posted by Soulskill on from the see-through-power-generator dept.

michaelmalak writes "Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent, thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area. The material, described in the journal Chemistry of Materials (subscription required), could be used to develop transparent solar panels or even windows that absorb solar energy to generate electricity. The material consists of a semiconducting polymer doped with carbon-rich fullerenes."

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  1. That's ALUMINIUM by NoSleepDemon · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not Aluminum, idiots.

    1. Re:That's ALUMINIUM by NoSleepDemon · · Score: 0, Troll

      Really? Haha that's hilarious. Whenever my colleagues tell me it's pronounced wrong I just tell them only Americans can pronounce it wrong, which I suppose is OK because they're American. (I live in Canada)