Comments on: Powerhouse Solar Cell Inspired by Leaf Biomimicry

By: Biofuels: 'Frankenstein' switchgrass good news for the Navy, too : Renew Economy

Biofuels: 'Frankenstein' switchgrass good news for the Navy, too : Renew Economy — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:20:27 +0000

[…] the U.S. Navy’s transition to biofuels and other forms of alternative energy, including solar power and wave energy. Last spring, Republican leaders in Congress attempted to monkey wrench the […]

By: Nat18466

Nat18466 — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:17:00 +0000

How do you examine biomimicry solar cells – would you use a metalurgical microscope? Thanks just getting my daughter inspired to be involved in this kind of R&D.

By: Captivation

Captivation — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:42:00 +0000

Evolution is astonishingly efficient as a design algorithm. It is a shame that so many people will never understand its beauty because the dark shadow of organized religion won’t allow them to even ponder it. Once people throw off religion and embrace the spirituality inherent in a self organizing universe they will marvel at the splendors that surround them.

By: Portable Solar

Portable Solar — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:56:00 +0000

I wish they could do this with the mono crystalline portable solar cells also. We would use it on our portable mono solar panels. Ryan @ Portable Solar Power

By: guest

guest — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:08:00 +0000

Its great to see advances in organic PV, but really what i want to know about is how long they can last compared to inorganic PV. Being cheaper than silicon is meaningless if you the things cant last as long.

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:05:00 +0000

I think that was a teenager that mistakenly claimed that solar panels arranged in a Fibonacci pattern will generate more power than arranging them flat. He was given an award for the promise he showed.

By: dc

dc — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Wasn’t this approach first discovered by a student in a science fair, about a year or so ago?