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New Technology Turns Windows Into Solar Panels

An anonymous reader writes "A start-up in Northern California is working on creating 'solar windows' that could act as solar panels at the same time as blocking sunlight from entering office buildings to reduce their energy needs."

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  1. 'New Technology Turns Windows Into Solar Panels' by jabberwock · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linux has been doing that for years. Microsoft rips off open source, yet again ...

  2. Re:Office buildings? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Of course. For larger buildings, the surface area increases much more quickly than the volume. It's simple math.