Mit Solar Panel As Thin As Bubble

We wanted people to see how thin this solar cell was.

Mit solar panel as thin as bubble.

That heft adds to the cost of transporting and installing solar pv systems which today makes up a large part of the cost of solar electricity. Joel jean and anna osherov. The new cells which efficiently capture energy from light could offer an alternative way to power. Mit s latest solar discovery also corroborates the hunch of adien dywer the 13 year old boy who hypothesized and tested a solar tree design.

Solar cells can now be made so thin light and flexible that they can rest on a soap bubble. The solar panel as light as a soap bubble. The new cells which efficiently capture energy from light could offer an alternative way to power. Nearly all modern solar panels have one thing in common.

Solar cells can now be made so thin light and flexible that they can rest on a soap bubble. To demonstrate just how thin and lightweight the cells are the researchers draped a working cell on top of a soap bubble without popping the bubble. A 3 millimeter thick glass sheet protects and supports the solar cells beneath it but also contributes up to 90 of the panel s total weight. The mit team has achieved the thinnest and lightest complete solar cells ever made they say.

Mit researchers created solar cells that are so thin and light that they can be draped on top of a soap bubble without popping the bubble. Super thin cells could be added to clothes gadgets and even sheets of paper mit researchers have created ultra thin proof of concept solar power cells.