Transparent solar collectors may replace conventional windows

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Researchers working at Michigan State University have created a completely transparent solar collector which is so clear that it could replace conventional glass in windows. The new devices – dubbed transparent luminescent solar concentrators – have the potential to not only turn windows into solar electric generators, but the screens of smartphones, vehicle glazing, and almost anything else that has a see-through surface... Continue Reading Transparent solar collectors may replace conventional windows



Section: Electronics



Tags: Infrared, Michigan State University, Photovoltaic, See-through, Solar Cell, Ultraviolet



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via http://www.gizmag.com/