chemical engineer

Engineer creates lower-cost, printable solar cells

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Mon, 08/24/2009 - 10:02am

Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.

Researchers apply the nanoparticle "inks" as a spray on the solar cells. Brian Korgel, a University of Texas at Austin chemical engineer, is hoping to [...]