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Polymer Solar Cells Enable Energy Harvesting Windows

Written by Michael Awada on . Posted in Gadgets, Technology

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The sun is scheduled to burn out approximately 5 billion years from today. Until that tragic day occurs, we’re going to be able to harvest solar energy. Most of the current solar cell technology is strikingly inefficient, but a group of researchers at the University of California Los Angeles is making huge strides in where and how we can harvest the power of our 10,000 °F friend.