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12 yr old revolutionizes solar cells
katu.com ^
| Sep 15, 2008
| Susan Harding
Posted on 09/18/2008 10:25:13 AM PDT by pollwatcher
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If it's all true, a child has figured out the obvious!
To: pollwatcher
12 years old - wow. And to think when I was his age, the most important thing was getting home from school in time to watch Spiderman.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:27:19 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
("And how can this be? For I am the Kwisatz Haderach! " - Barack Obama)
To: pollwatcher
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:27:23 AM PDT
by
CPT Clay
(Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW ,)
To: pollwatcher
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:27:51 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
To: pollwatcher
Cutting edge cells convert something like 20 percent of solar energy to electricity. Nine times this seems unlikely.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:28:08 AM PDT
by
js1138
To: pollwatcher
Another “Government School” doofus so roundly condemned by some around here.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:29:04 AM PDT
by
arrogantsob
(Hero vs Zero)
To: pollwatcher
Once again, one motivated, curious individual will produce far more good for humanity than legions of government agencies.
I wish him well.
To: pollwatcher
WOW! GREAT WORK, William!
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:30:21 AM PDT
by
A. Morgan
(VOTE FOR Obama N' we'll be up to our necks in TAXES and OUTA' GAS!)
To: pollwatcher
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:30:24 AM PDT
by
taraytarah
(If your only strategy is attacking the life choices of 17-year-old females, you got nothin'.)
To: js1138
well, the article is so vague on the science its very hard to tell what its trying to describe
To: reagan_fanatic
Yep! At 12 I was more interested in which type of playing card would make the most noise on the spokes of my bike!
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:31:27 AM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: pollwatcher
This could really make an impact. If shaped into a sphere and placed on top of buildings, the lower longitude state could really save on cooling costs.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:31:49 AM PDT
by
WakeUpAndVote
(Proud member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!)
To: Pride in the USA
Of course, I have no idea if this will work or not. But OMG, where does a kid like this come from?
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:32:19 AM PDT
by
lonevoice
(John McCain was a Kinoki foot pad in the Reagan Revolution)
To: pollwatcher
If true...the Saudis are now dealing a losing hand of cards. Autos powered by solar energy and his collection cell...will put gas powered gas out of existence in fifteen years. The kid ought to be put up for the Nobel Prize.
To: pollwatcher
The sun is an object of great curiosity here in the northwest.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:34:14 AM PDT
by
Aria
("An America that could elect Sarah Palin might still save itself." Vin Suprynowicz)
To: taraytarah
that kid is 12? is he on the chinese olympic gymnastic team as well?
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:35:12 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(contributing nothing of value to threads since 2001...)
To: js1138
The problem is this. Sunlight has many different frequencies in it. Solar cells are only able to extract energy from those frequencies that can resonate with the compounds in the photovoltaic material. Many years ago, the idea of making a photovoltaic cell with many different layers, each responding to a different frequency was tried out. Apparently, it only got so far.
The kid’s 3D cell might be another way of addressing the problem of multiple frequencies. Again, the notion of a 500 fold increase seems unlikely even with a 3D design. But will be patient and wait...
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:35:15 AM PDT
by
bioqubit
To: WakeUpAndVote
This could really make an impact. If shaped into a sphere and placed on top of buildings, the lower longitude state could really save on cooling costs.I think you meant to say "lower latitude" state.
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:36:08 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
To: Aria
The sun is an object of great curiosity here in the northwest.You never know, it might reveal itself to you at some time..
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posted on
09/18/2008 10:37:18 AM PDT
by
Wil H
(No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume, No Records, No References, Nobama..)
To: pollwatcher
If it’s all true, a child has figured out the obvious!
all those millions..billions of dollars spent on this kind of research, and they get smacked by a 12 yr. old... lmao
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