OK so I heard about this a while back & it really interested me...with being a big geek & all!
Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology claim they've created a solar cell which is cheap and can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. According to Somenath Mitra, professor of the Institutes department of chemistry and environmental sciences the process is so simple that eventually it will be possible to print sheets of solar cells with inexpensive home-based ink jet printers.
"Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations."Apparently the Nanotechnology used is far more efficient at harnessing the suns energy than the regular solar cells we use today.
Imagine some day driving in your hybrid car with a solar panel painted on the roof, which is producing electricity to drive the engine. Kitchen appliances can also be painted with the stuff so they can power themselves...mobile phones...mp3 players! the opportunities are endless!
I'm getting a bit carried away with this now so I'll stop there :p
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