Comments on: Solar Panels Made from Human Hair? http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: krik http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-26955 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:49:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-26955 this is about a young boy…from a rural area of Nepal..against the so called expert looser with years of experience and still haven’t invented anything…..every other inventions were considered hoax.. until it is fully proven and applied….can any one led their assumption just by seeing pic. what a looser….get a life debunker…man we are taking about a young boy…people like u should encourage and support….

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-7364 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:12:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-7364 According to one debunking site, confusion between “silicone” and “silicon” might be behind some of the faulty science behind this invention. A non-peer-reviewed paper published online at “Nature Precedings” titled “Photoelectrochemical Properties of Melanin” mentions “cooper wires (covered with silicon) where attach to the electrodes by glued them down”. This actually refers to standard *silicone* insulated test leads, but has been interpreted incorrectly as “copper wires coated with silicon”. The Nature Precedings paper is nonsense, as the authors confuse a battery with a solar cell, but based on language in some of the interviews with the students from Nepal, it appears they may have used the Nature Precedings paper as a source. A detailed analysis of the hair solar panel has shown that the science behind it is flawed and that it is not a viable invention.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-24227 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-24227 According to one debunking site, confusion between “silicone” and “silicon” might be behind some of the faulty science behind this invention. A non-peer-reviewed paper published online at “Nature Precedings” titled “Photoelectrochemical Properties of Melanin” mentions “cooper wires (covered with silicon) where attach to the electrodes by glued them down”. This actually refers to standard *silicone* insulated test leads, but has been interpreted incorrectly as “copper wires coated with silicon”. The Nature Precedings paper is nonsense, as the authors confuse a battery with a solar cell, but based on language in some of the interviews with the students from Nepal, it appears they may have used the Nature Precedings paper as a source. A detailed analysis of the hair solar panel has shown that the science behind it is flawed and that it is not a viable invention.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-7363 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-7363 This story has been discredited as an internet hoax. Just Google nepal solar hair hoax to find a number of articles debunking this claim.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-24226 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-24226 This story has been discredited as an internet hoax. Just Google nepal solar hair hoax to find a number of articles debunking this claim.

]]> By: Raum http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-7362 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-7362 This story is popping up more frequently now. I haven’t seen anything substantiating the claims yet.

I do want to put in a little correction… I do this because I do like this web site and it’s community and want all of us representing correctly on the subjects we enjoy.

Silicon is a very common element on the periodic table similar to metal. (metalloid)

Silicone is a man made compound that is heat resistant and non stick.

It is easy to confuse the two without knowing the difference.

]]> By: Raum http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/10/solar-panels-made-from-human-hair/#comment-24225 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=3327#comment-24225 This story is popping up more frequently now. I haven’t seen anything substantiating the claims yet.

I do want to put in a little correction… I do this because I do like this web site and it’s community and want all of us representing correctly on the subjects we enjoy.

Silicon is a very common element on the periodic table similar to metal. (metalloid)

Silicone is a man made compound that is heat resistant and non stick.

It is easy to confuse the two without knowing the difference.

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