Coming Soon: DIY Solar Panels made out of Grass and Plant Clippings
“After years of tweaking by other scientists, researchers at MIT have figured out how to chemically stabilize plant-derived photosystem-I (PS-I), the structures inside plant cells that perform photosynthesis, on a substrate that creates electric current when exposed to light—all using readily available materials. The newly created solar cell isolates PS-1 molecules, and with the help of zinc oxide nanowires, carries a current. The best part: a low-tech lab could replicate the results and improve on them…
The researchers imagine that they could send a plastic bag filled with stabilizing powder (cheap chemicals) along with a set of illustrated instructions to people who want to build their own solar panels. All the DIYers need to provide is some sort of “green” waste—like grass clippings—and a piece of metal or glass to use as a substrate…
MIT researcher Andreas Mershin speculates that people will be able to “take that bag [of stabilizing powder], mix it with anything green, and paint it on the roof.”
(Source: fastcoexist.com)
Coming Soon: DIY Solar Panels made out of Grass and Plant Clippings
“After years of tweaking by other scientists, researchers at MIT have figured out how to chemically stabilize plant-derived photosystem-I (PS-I), the structures inside plant cells that perform photosynthesis, on a substrate that creates electric current when exposed to light—all using readily available materials. The newly created solar cell isolates PS-1 molecules, and with the help of zinc oxide nanowires, carries a current. The best part: a low-tech lab could replicate the results and improve on them…
The researchers imagine that they could send a plastic bag filled with stabilizing powder (cheap chemicals) along with a set of illustrated instructions to people who want to build their own solar panels. All the DIYers need to provide is some sort of “green” waste—like grass clippings—and a piece of metal or glass to use as a substrate…
MIT researcher Andreas Mershin speculates that people will be able to “take that bag [of stabilizing powder], mix it with anything green, and paint it on the roof.”
(Source: fastcoexist.com)
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