UCLA Develops Transparent, Electricity-Generating, Solar Cell Windows

Posted by samzenpus on Monday July 23, 2012 @03:46AM from the look-at-the-energy dept.

Elliot Chang writes "A team from UCLA has developed a new transparent solar cell that has the ability to generate electricity while still allowing people to see outside. In short, they've created a solar power-generating window! Described as 'a new kind of polymer solar cell (PSC)' that produces energy by absorbing mainly infrared light instead of traditional visible light, the photoactive plastic cell is nearly 70% transparent to the human eye — so you can look through it like a traditional window."

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Re:More liberal bullshit. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-07-23 04:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Do you know what's even more plentiful and cheaper than fossil fuels? Poor people. We should be burning them instead.
Re:More liberal bullshit. by Reverand+Dave · 2012-07-23 04:43 · Score: 1, Funny

YOU ARE MOM?

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