Solar window

Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new, transparent material, such as solar-focused glass, that can be fitted to windows, phone screens or surfaces. other flat .

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Research on the production of solar energy from solar cells placed around plastic materials is not new. But the efforts of the past have been both low energy and ineffective for the passing light.

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ScienceDaily cites scientist Richard Lunt that few people like to look from their office out through a stained glass. Therefore, inventing glass throughout the solar collector is a breakthrough.

This solar collector is developed by Richard Lunt and his team of small organic molecules that absorb invisible wavelengths of the sun such as ultraviolet light, near-infrared light Because this material does not absorb or emit light in the visible spectrum, it is transparent to the human.

One of the benefits of the new material is the versatility, potential for commercial or industrial applications at affordable cost.

It can be used for tall buildings with multiple windows or any mobile structure that requires aesthetics.

At present, the efficiency of solar conversion is only 1%, the research team is aiming for 5% and maybe 7%.