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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but if I spray the coating on my cock I’ll get chemical burns and it would have to be amputated. Not really a “win”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

yeah, for real, we have this material but at what cost?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Holy shit. 31%? This really is the future.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Yeah, this is essentially going to be about a 50% energy output bump from most panels which hang around 18-20% efficiency and the pinnacle of the top end panels are only around 23% efficient right now. This is unironically really big if it becomes widely used.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I remember holding a presentation about perovskite and multi-layer "tandem" solar cells for a green science fair in secondary school. I did it together with someone and the presentation was well received. I have fond memories of learning about this.