Comments on: New Solar Material Captures Entire Spectrum of the Rainbow http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: jandhalhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-108644 jandhal Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:38:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-108644 is this for real? i recall an april fools posting of same photo, same idea that was a joke is this for real? i recall an april fools posting of same photo, same idea
that was a joke

]]> By: lewishttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-108284 lewis Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:42:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-108284 I wonder why its just the visible spectrum? Surely the panels dont care whether or not we humans can see the light that they're converting into energy. I wonder why its just the visible spectrum? Surely the panels dont care whether or not we humans can see the light that they’re converting into energy.

]]> By: Steve N. Leehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-108252 Steve N. Lee Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:41:40 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-108252 This is great news. Okay, so it'll be years before you can get one of these on your roof, but at least we know the technology is viable and that it's a vast improvement over what we have today.Plus, such breakthroughs have a knock-on effect - other researchers realise that things they might not have thought possible, indeed are, so it takes other projects in new directions. People building on other people's ideas in how we're going to crack sustainability. It's not going to be one invention, by one guy, but a concerted effort around the globe with people working together, sparking off each other, taking current research in whole new directions. The next few years is going to be a very exciting time for alternative energy as it finally seems to be coming of age with breakthroughs such as this seeming to feature in the press almost weekly.Let's hope that estimation of 'several' years to commercial availability is a very, very conservative estimate. Steve N. Lee author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com and suspense thriller 'What if...?' http://www.steve-n-lee.com This is great news. Okay, so it’ll be years before you can get one of these on your roof, but at least we know the technology is viable and that it’s a vast improvement over what we have today.

Plus, such breakthroughs have a knock-on effect – other researchers realise that things they might not have thought possible, indeed are, so it takes other projects in new directions. People building on other people’s ideas in how we’re going to crack sustainability. It’s not going to be one invention, by one guy, but a concerted effort around the globe with people working together, sparking off each other, taking current research in whole new directions. The next few years is going to be a very exciting time for alternative energy as it finally seems to be coming of age with breakthroughs such as this seeming to feature in the press almost weekly.

Let’s hope that estimation of ’several’ years to commercial availability is a very, very conservative estimate.
Steve N. Lee
author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com
and suspense thriller ‘What if…?’ http://www.steve-n-lee.com

]]> By: PaTrondhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-108150 PaTrond Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-108150 Nice, only question I have is how long can I expect a panel to last before it wont capure energy anymore. Nice, only question I have is how long can I expect a panel to last before it wont capure energy anymore.

]]> By: Fair Tradehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/comment-page-1/#comment-108056 Fair Trade Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:52:34 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/20/new-solar-material-captures-energy-from-every-color-of-the-rainbow/#comment-108056 I'd love to see the results of a comparison of the panels that are currently available - it would be good to move away from so much news about what's going to be available to what is available... I’d love to see the results of a comparison of the panels that are currently available – it would be good to move away from so much news about what’s going to be available to what is available…

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