silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoChina’s Solar Dominance Faces New Rival: An Ultrathin Filmwww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down13
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoPer the article: Sekisui Chemical, a supplier to display makers, is tackling the moisture issue. It says it has developed sealants that allow its cells to last 10 years. Not nearly as good as silicon, but perhaps good enough for a lot of applications
minus-squareNegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoHell, by the time the first ones need replacing, something better will have come along to do the job better and cheaper.
minus-squareyesdogishere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoMicro fusion reactors are already here. We plugged one into our toilet and we can do mini orbits.
Per the article:
Not nearly as good as silicon, but perhaps good enough for a lot of applications
Hell, by the time the first ones need replacing, something better will have come along to do the job better and cheaper.
Micro fusion reactors are already here. We plugged one into our toilet and we can do mini orbits.