Pliable Solar Cells on a Roll 241
klevin writes "New Scientist is running a story on someone else who's developed thin, flexible, photovoltaic cells: 'The thin and bendy solar panels can be stuck to fabrics, sheets or backpacks and promise a go-anywhere electricity supply.' Whatever happened to those sheets of solar cells that some university here in the US developed several years back? As I remember, the concept was that they could be draped across roof-tops and whatnot. Never heard anything after that." We had post about solar building clothing last year.
I can see it now (Score:2, Funny)
sweet! (Score:2, Funny)
Solar Cells on a Roll (Score:4, Funny)
Now matter how pliable or environmentally friendly, solar cells are not good on a roll. They taste absolutely nothing like butter, and quite frankly, I find them barely palatable.
Don't the editors try this these things themselves? This is as bad as that "http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/28/1852
Re:But what will the Terrorist implications be? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wonder... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Wonder... (Score:2, Funny)
A4=0.0625 m^2 IIRC
So 1m^2=144-160W
Add suitable number of pinches of salt.
Alternatively find out how efficient regular solar panels are and reduce the power output by 50-65%.
Re:Electricity is only a small part of the game (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Wonder... (Score:1, Funny)
Moreover James Watt was from Scotland. Thus there is such a thing as Scottish Watt but never English Watt.