Japan's newspaper-printed solar cells could turn almost any surface into a power generator
- Image: AI GeneratedFor decades, solar power has largely meant one thing: rigid silicon panels fixed to rooftops or spread across vast solar farms.
- Japan is pursuing a very different idea.
- Instead of heavy glass modules, researchers and manufacturers are developing ultra-thin, flexible solar cells that can be produced using high-speed printing techniques similar to those used for newspapers.
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- Image: AI GeneratedFor decades, solar power has largely meant one thing: rigid silicon panels fixed to rooftops or spread across vast solar farms.
- Japan is pursuing a very different idea.
- Instead of heavy glass modules, researchers and manufacturers are developing ultra-thin, flexible solar cells that can be produced using high-speed printing techniques similar to those used for newspapers.
Sources: Times of India