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Harnessing solar power, on a small scale
July 18, 2011 /
No thicker than a piece of paper – because it practically is a piece of paper – a solar panel created by an MIT researcher can be shoved into a pocket or made into a paper airplane, and it will still create energy when exposed to sunlight.
The trick is in the way it is made. The panel is printed like ink onto a sheet of paper. Even folded up like a letter, it retains its ability to convert light to electricity.
By Karen Weintraub
Full Story: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2011/07/18/a_solar_panel_on_a_sheet_of_paper/
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