Cheap Paint-able Solar Cells Developed 254
Invisible Pink Unicorn writes "Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. According to the lead researcher, "Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations." The team combined carbon nanotubes with tiny carbon buckyballs (fullerenes) to form snake-like structures. Add sunlight to excite the polymers, and the buckyballs will grab the electrons. The article abstract is available through the Journal of Materials Chemistry, with an illustration of the technology."
Hey sounds great (Score:4, Funny)
A useful technology (Score:5, Funny)
Brinks truck pulls up to Staples ... (Score:5, Funny)
"Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers."
"The team combined carbon nanotubes with tiny carbon buckyballs (fullerenes)
Whooboy! I wonder what that print cartridge is going to cost!
I'm going to hold out on commenting (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Brinks truck pulls up to Staples ... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Interesting (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not a republican, I'm just joking.
Re:QUIT FUCKING TEASING ME! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Today's Snake Oil.... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Interesting (Score:3, Funny)
Printers of the future can do everything! (Score:4, Funny)
hopefully they'll release the "nanotube buckyball solar panel" cartridge to fit in the same printer as the OLED display cartridge... etc.
Can't wait to read some word documents written using solar panel nanotube ink, too.
Re:Today's Snake Oil.... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hey sounds great (Score:2, Funny)
For the car?
"Cloud. Oh fuck!"
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Re:Brinks truck pulls up to Staples ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I for one.. (Score:3, Funny)
Strangely enough (Score:2, Funny)