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Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light

From jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
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Subject Re: Photonic crystals keep solar cells cool while still catching light
Date 2016-05-06 17:31 +0000
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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
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