A technology to funnel sunlight underground is a major reason the proposed “Lowline” park is being seriously considered.

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   Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist had just made another breakthrough in the solar power technology, they had successfully printed a solar cells on a paper.  Well its seems that nano technology is beginning to grow. In a press conference last Tuesday as mentioned  in the CNET news, Susan Hockfield, MIT’s president, and Paolo Scaroni, CEO of Italian oil company Eni, officially Lunched the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Research Center. The research center had been investing millions of dollars and also receiving funding from the National Science Foundation as said by Vladimir Bulovic, the center’s director.

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     The MIT researchers are using a carbon-based dye materials and the cells had a 1.5 to 2 percent accuracy in converting sunlight to energy. The research was headed by MIT professor Karen Gleason and has submitted the paper for scientific review and not had been published yet.

    Well this kind of breakthrough in the solar technology could be a better help for us when published. Its could be cheaper than the conventional solar panel and lighter. I see many application could benefits this especially countries that in need of alternative power source.

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