And this is awesome.
The best technology comes out of the most random places sometimes.
I just found this story, and its one of those scientific advances that while not really revolutionary, still is a big step forward in its particular area…
Intuition + Money: An Aha Moment – The New York Times.
In short…
“We have seen a 100 to 500 times increase in sensitivity to light compared to conventional silicon detectors,” said James Carey, a co-founder of SiOnyx who worked on the original experiments as a Harvard graduate student.
This research has resulted in Solar Film technology thats 100 to 500 times more sensitive to light than normal solar film. Thats a big deal…
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