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| From | jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics |
| Subject | Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light |
| Date | 2016-05-06 17:31 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <511vvc-51i.ln1@mail.specsol.com> (permalink) |
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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote: > Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light >> http://phys.org/news/2016-05-photonic-crystals-solar-cells-cool.html > > >> Solar cells turn sunlight into electricity, but they're only about 20 >> percent efficient. Much of the leftover energy turns into heat, which >> actually harms the solar cell. >> >> Now researchers from Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA, >> have developed and tested a new material that can cool a solar cell >> by up to 13? Celsius (C) under the California winter sun. Cooling isn't usually an issue in the winter, ass hat. -- Jim Pennino
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Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 08:58 -0500
Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-05-06 10:52 -0500
Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-05-06 20:01 +0200
Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-05-06 17:31 +0000
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