New Solar Energy Material Captures Every Color Of The Rainbow
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 13:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture. Chemists combined electrically conductive plastic with metals including molybdenum and titanium to create the hybrid material.
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