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Solar Cells in Tree-leaf Array More Efficient

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
edited 2011-08-19 08:25 in General Discussion
A 13-year-old kid has discovered that solar cells arranged like leaves on a tree produce electricity more efficiently than they would as a flat-panel array:

We still have a lot to learn from nature's evolutionary ways!

-Phil

Comments

  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2011-08-19 08:25
    A very sophisticated report from a 13-year old! My favorite part is the computer output graphs alternated with crayon drawings. :)
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