'Invisible wires' boost see-through solar window

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MSNBC today - 'Invisible wires' boost see-through solar window

The conductive wiring system is an ultra-fine, grid-like pattern that is deposited on the solar energy-harvesting windows. It is nearly invisible to the human eye, according to New Energy Technologies and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The combination of see-through glass doped with solar cells that generate electricity from the sun and nearly invisible wires to collect and transport it should ultimately lead to windows on the outside of skyscrapers, for example, that power office-workers' gadgets.

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A similar solar window technology under development at Pythagoras Solar is being deployed on buildings around the world, including prototypes on the iconic Willis Tower (former Sears Tower) in Chicago.
Appears to be an extention of this technology: Windows that generate electricity Sonys dye-sensitized solar

Here's to lot's of potential, KF 8)
 
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