Seen that? – Lab creates flexible solar cells
Lab creates flexible solar cells Nanotechbuzz
Researchers at Wake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials are working to create flexible, or " conformal, " organic solar cells that can be wrapped around surfaces, rolled up or even painted onto structures. " Imagine a group of hikers with a tent that, when you unrolled the tent and put it up, could generate its own power," said David Carroll, the center' s director. "Imagine if the [...] Read More
Flexible solar cells for living off the grid Nanotechbuzz
David Carroll, director of the Center for Nanotechnology at Wake forest University in North Carolina, talks to Earth & Sky about living off the grid with flexible solar cells. "You can go to places in the Midwest where people are so far from central power cables that they do have to generate their power. And to a person like that, generating using solar cells like we've developed is a perfectly legitimate [...] Read More
Team to build solar cells from DNA Nanotechbuzz
In every solar cell, light energy is converted to electricity. But even the most advanced solar cells can harness only a small percentage of the available sunlight energy. The majority of the energy is lost and simply escapes as heat. Now, a team of researchers from Arizona State University has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to use DNA as scaffolding for solar cells in order to [...] Read More
Konarka Develops Flexible Solar Cells for Windows The Gadgets Weblog
There are probably few people that would install and utilize solar panels if they could. The problem is that they are large, expensive, and complicated. Konarka, a alternative energy company from Massachusetts has developed solar cells that are both flexible and transparent. These cells can be placed in between the panels of windows or vehicles, and then they can passively generate energy from the sun all day long. The idea [...] Read More
Spray on Solar Cells IfEnergy
Spray on sunscreen was the rage when it first came out several decades ago. Today, another spray-on device is set to capture the world and turn the heat from sun into productive use. Scientists have invented a plastic solar cell that is capable of using solar energy which can be sprayed on to any surface. While the concept of plastic solar cells is not new, the method of application (spraying) [...] Read More