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Researchers Print Solar Panels With Ink-Jets
On Tuesday, Konarka Technologies Inc. announced the first successful demonstration of ink-jet-based solar cell printing. Yes, you read correctly -- the same technology used to print your papers and pictures is being used to make the cells in panels used for solar energy.
The ink-jets used in the new process are more advanced and require more expensive electronic ink, of course, but using them for solar-panel printing will allow scientists to print flexible solar cells without the high costs of current methods (cutting silicon into paper-thin panels and then covering it with conductive materials). Rick Hess, president and CEO of Konarka, calls this "an essential breakthrough in the field for printed solar cells."
If this technology catches on, we can look forward to seeing more solar-paneled products in the future.
From Engadget
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