Solar-Harvesting Windows Could Become Reality with Advances in Semiconductors

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By Yale Environment 360Apr 15, 2014, 1:20 pm21 pts
New semiconductor technology is advancing the development of house windows that could double as solar panels, according to scientists from Los Alamos National Lab and Italy. Their research into so-called Solar-harvesting materials under UV light "quantum dots" — ultra-small bits of semiconductors that…

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