Photovoltaic Paint? (flexible solar cells)
Mr_Farlops writes "Using nanorods and liquid plastic semiconductor, researchers at University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have created a solar cell that can be painted or sprayed onto a surface.
The Sacramento Bee article, which I found on Slash, was a bit short on details and perhaps incorrectly cites this discovery as an advance in nanotechnology."
[Editor's Note: Additional information, including some diagrams of the solar cells, can be found in this joint press release (28 March 2002) from the UC-Berkeley and LBL.
Additional coverage is available in an article from the Reuters News Service ("Group Makes Cheap Plastic Solar Energy Cells", 28 March 2002), and another from United Press International ("Researchers make plastic solar cells", 28 March 2002).]
April 5th, 2006 at 6:16 PM
We’re still waiting here. could someone tell them to hurry up.I bought a new paintbrush
September 12th, 2007 at 12:44 PM
This sounds almost to good to be true! But is the cost going to be outrageous for the middle class to afford? Let me know when this is going to be on the market for sale
October 30th, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Sounds great and I am ready to buy some paint, test it, and start making solar panels. Where can I buy the paint?