Tuesday, March 01, 2016

Tiny, Light, Solar Cells

Science Daily: Solar cells as light as a soap bubble - Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells could find many new uses.
summary - Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon. Researchers have now demonstrated just such a technology: the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced.

2 comments:

Glynn Kalara said...

An entirely new world is being created while we do these blogs. Material sciences are under going a Revolution and it's hardly being noticed! All kinds of amazing new substances, materials and devices are emerging and they will change our civilization in ways that will astound us in just a few yrs.

Jim Sande said...

Yes, a new world is coming up to replace many longstanding materialistic traditions. It's amazing.