|
12-Year-Old May Hold Key to Solar Energy - TechAmok
12-Year-Old May Hold Key to Solar Energy - [technology] 09:40 AM EDT - Sep,20 2008 - post a comment Solar technology is improving all the time, but
one 12-year-old boy may have the key to making solar panels that can harness
500 times the light of a traditional solar cell. William Yuan is a seventh
grader in Oregon whose project, titled "A Highly-Efficient 3-Dimensional
Nanotube Solar Cell for Visible and UV Light," may change the energy industry
and make solar energy far easier to harness and distribute. Yuan is looking for
a manufacturer to invest in building his new solar cell, and likely won't have a
problem finding a partner.
At the heart of Yuan's project is a special solar cell that can harness both visible and ultraviolet light. Most solar cells in use today are either photovoltaic, meaning they harness only visible light, or thermal. While visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light are all heavily scattered or absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, ultraviolet light comes in at shorter wavelengths and with higher energy than both visible and infrared light. Ultraviolet light can provide more energy to a collector than other, longer-wavelength members of the electromagnetic spectrum. Yuan's solar cells are not just innovative for their collection of UV light, but also because they're engineered to stand freely in three dimensions (which allows them to collect more light) and make use of carbon nanotubes, which allow the cell to distribute the energy it collects without dissipating as much as traditional cells do.
|
|
Add your comment (free registrationrequired)
Short overview of recent news articles |
Jul,17 2025 Stranger Things 5 - Official Teaser Jul,14 2025 Google Is Selling Fake Products - WAN Show July 11, 2025 Jul,12 2025 Hacked by playing Call of Duty WW2 on Gamepass? Jul,12 2025 2025 VW Golf GTE // TOP SPEED REVIEW on AUTOBAHN Jul,11 2025 NEW Audi RS3 v cheapest used RS3: DRAG RACE Jul,10 2025 A critical security vulnerability in Microsoft Remote Desktop Client Jul,10 2025 Samsung Z Fold/Flip 7 Impressions: Major Upgrades! Jul,08 2025 Gmail's latest feature helps you get rid of those pesky emails from Jul,06 2025 I'm an idiot and still made top 5... here's how Jul,05 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Official 'Lift Off' Teaser Jul,04 2025 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 - Hands on Look Jul,04 2025 RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 5080 - Is 5080 Gaming Laptop Worth More $$$? Jul,04 2025 FIRST DRIVE: Praga Bohema - Crazy Hypercar Driven! Jul,03 2025 Ballerina - Exclusive John Wick Deleted Scene (2025) Keanu Reeves, Jul,03 2025 Call of Duty: WWII - Remote Code Execution Warning (PC Game Pass) Jul,02 2025 1014HP Lamborghini REVUELTO 369KMH TOP SPEED POV on AUTOBAHN Jul,01 2025 Nvidia Drivers (V 576.80 vs V 576.88) - Test In 12 Games - RTX 4060 Jun,30 2025 AMD Adrenalin 25.6.3 Driver Is Available Jun,30 2025 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Could Feature 24 GB Memory, Increased Jun,29 2025 Guess What Nvidia Did THIS Time Jun,28 2025 The 10 Best Dinosaur Movies of All Time Jun,28 2025 Microsoft officially confirms that Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming Jun,26 2025 Eddington - Official Trailer 2 (2025) Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal Jun,25 2025 Microsoft Say System Restore Points Now Expire After 60 Days Jun,25 2025 Facebook, Netflix, and Microsoft Websites Hijacked to Insert Fake Jun,24 2025 I put a $3000 GPU in my Average PC... It Was a Mistake Jun,24 2025 Best External SSD for Mac 2025: After Weeks of Testing, Here's What Jun,23 2025 Mostly boob jokes this week (RTX 5090 DD) - Tech News June 22 Jun,21 2025 Superman - Official 30 Second Spot (2025) Jun,21 2025 'The fastest road car I've ever been in!' - Ferrari F80 track day Jun,20 2025 CPU SCAM: AMD Ryzen 9800X3D Counterfeits & Fraud Jun,19 2025 28 Years Later Review Jun,18 2025 HW News - NVIDIA "N1x" CPU Leak, ASUS Xbox ROG Ally, More Intel Jun,17 2025 NVIDIA GeForce 576.80 WHQL Driver Jun,16 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Official 'H.E.R.B.I.E.' Teaser Jun,15 2025 Huawei Maextro S800 First Look - A True BMW & Mercedes Killer? Jun,14 2025 Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 10 LTSC Without Losing Data Jun,14 2025 Squid Game: Season 3 - Final Games Trailer Jun,11 2025 WWDC 2025: Everything Revealed in 9 Minutes Jun,10 2025 Microsoft June 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 66 flaws
>> News Archive <<
| |
|