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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (7680)5/19/2008 9:33:09 AM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 24213
 
Nanostructures Will Raise Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency

Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film “single junction” solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. This effort to break the theoretical limit of 31 percent efficiency for conventional single junction cells recently received a big funding boost from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America program.

sciencedaily.com
Nanostructures Will Raise Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency



To: Wharf Rat who wrote (7680)5/20/2008 6:10:12 AM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 24213
 
WR~

Funny about the bear. They have an interesting way of moving -- sometimes a lot like a human.

I've seen donkey's chase and bite dogs in that way. Also, one of my goats once picked a cat up by grabbing it around the middle of its back, then flinging it across the stall. The cat had been hanging around the goat's newborn kids and I guess she thought it was up to no good.

~croc


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