Time for a Cyberpunk lit collar jacket that powers itself.
"We are working to remove as much of the non-solar-active material as possible while still retaining the form factor and performance of these ultralight and flexible solar structures. For example, we know the manufacturing process can be further streamlined by printing the releasable substrates, equivalent to the process we use to fabricate the other layers in our device. This would accelerate the translation of this technology to the market," he added.
Other than that, these cells are looking to be a super promising step in solar technology. Not only are they thin and lightweight enough to be laminated onto virtually any surface, they also give a fairly big bang for the buck when it comes to power return. Tests so far have indicated they generate about 18 times more power-per-kilogram than regular solar cells, though this can change depending on the fabric and covering.
While they do need protection from the elements, the cells appear to be quite durable when it comes to flexibility and use. When attached to Dyneema fabric thee solar cells retained more than 90 percent of their initial power generation capabilities even after being rolled and unrolled over 500 times.
And perhaps the most important thing about this new tech is it's scalable. We've seen teeny-tiny solar before, but it's often made with expensive processes that are only good for experimentation. These modules use a process similar to screen printing a T-shirt. As with all tech that gets me this excited, there's no timeframe for when we can expect to see it commercially used. While promising, plenty of this tech gets stuck in research or hits a pot hole eventually. I've been dreaming offor years now, and they'd work great with these flexible panels, if either ever sees the light of day. Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.
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