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Plasmonic Nanostructures Could Prove a Boon To Solar Cell Technology

Posted by samzenpus on Monday September 16, 2013 @05:03AM from the brighter-and-brighter dept.

Zothecula writes "Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to harvest energy from sunlight more efficiently, with the help of so-called plasmonic nanostructures. The new findings suggest that plasmonic components can enhance and direct optical scattering, creating a mechanism that is more efficient than the photoexcitation that drives solar cells. The development could therefore provide a real boost to solar cell efficiency and lead to faster optical communication."

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Plasmonic nanostructures by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2013-09-16 05:06 · Score: 4, Funny

Someone's been spending too much time reading "The Big Book of Star Trek Technobabble".
1. Re:Plasmonic nanostructures by SJHillman · 2013-09-16 05:14 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Nonsense. The summary doesn't once mention tachyons OR reversing polarity.