Tuesday, August 12, 2008

[digg] Nanoantenna Arrays Seen As Possible Solar Cell Replacement

Traditional solar cells only use up to 20% of the visible light they collect, and more efficient solar cells are too expensive for mass production. Now researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Idaho Laboratory have figured out a way to capture solar energy on the cheap: plastic sheets filled with billions of nanoantennas.

read more | digg story

Posted by Partha "Opinionated" Srinivasan at 13:01
Labels: ,

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Custom Search

Blog Archive

Some Gyaan!!!

I am not a man of many words but if I get too close to you - watch out for verbal diarrhoea!!!!!!!

I used to drum - looking forward to beginning that again....

I absolutely love to go for long bike rides - dont mind solo rides - done many of those!!! But riding with a group, the ride becomes merrier..

I love food in the non-"fat-guy-loves-food" way, but i really appreciate good food.. even thought i am kinda squidgy around the edges!!!!

I cannot absolutely cannot live without my wife!!!

I LOVE HER!!