Engineering researchers at Michigan State University have developed a solar harvesting system that uses organic molecules to absorb invisible wavelengths of sunlight. The panels can even be tuned to pick up just the ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths that then convert this energy into electricity.
Transparent solar panel represents new wave of solar technology
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