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Low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells

 A step forward. 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.projecttopics.org/rit-professor-receives-doe-grant-to-develop-low-cost-high-efficiency-solar-cells.html/amp

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Anonymous said…
I would rather see this kind of news than the unprofessional bickering which dominates the blog.
Anonymous said…
You were under the impression that this is a professional blog populated by professional lab people? Wrong.
Anonymous said…
Actually, its mostly populated by concerned lab employees and Lab retirees. Do you think a blog like this would last as long as it has if the LLNS LLC over these many years were not a catalyst for its continuation? If want to read articles about solar go to the web for such publications. If want to read about programmatic activities at LLNL, read the Newsline. Or if you wish, you can submit your opinions and concerns as a Lab employee worry free in the LLNL Newsline "letters to the editor". HaHa.
Anonymous said…
Actually, its mostly populated by concerned lab employees and Lab retirees.

3/18/2022 8:12 AM

If you have any data supporting that, provide it. I don't believe it for a second, unless lab employees and retirees have somehow all become illiterate, psychotic, and just plain dumb.
Anonymous said…
"...unless lab employees and retirees have somehow all become illiterate, psychotic, and just plain dumb."

You a blog commenter yourself being a clear exception to your negative evaluation of all others of course. Thanks for the educational moment. Be nice.
Anonymous said…
You a blog commenter yourself being a clear exception to your negative evaluation of all others of course. Thanks for the educational moment. Be nice.

3/20/2022 9:06 AM

Ouch.
Anonymous said…
Let's hope that the research pans out. But I have two concerns if it does:

1. The US taxpayers fund the research and China gets it for free.
2. In order to keep manufacturing costs to an absolute minimum, we ship the manufacturing to China.

If you want control over your own destiny, keep it in your own hands.
Anonymous said…
Let's hope that the research pans out. But I have two concerns if it does:

1. The US taxpayers fund the research and China gets it for free.
2. In order to keep manufacturing costs to an absolute minimum, we ship the manufacturing to China.

If you want control over your own destiny, keep it in your own hands.

3/22/2022 8:41 AM

In case you have not been to University STEM department or a DOE lab let me fill you in, all STEM scientist, podocs and graduate students are already from China. So if they do they work they should get the tech.


Anonymous said…
3/22/2022 8:41 AM

Most solar panels and wind turbine blades are already made in China, with huge carbon footprints.

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