PC World Community: Printers Blog: Solar power from an inkjet?

Talk about an exciting leap... according to this press release, Konarka Technologies in Massachusetts has developed a way to print a thin film of solar cells using an inkjet printer. Previous methods required the use of semiconductor technologies, but with this breakthrough, solar-powered clothing and other small uses could be as close as the nearest inkjet.

In the environment we're in now, where every energy credit and every carbon offset is more valuable than ever, I find the idea that we can use solar power in smaller and simpler ways, and create it all using printing technology we already have, nothing less than tremendous.

Disclosure: Amy Sage is employed by MyInkPro.com.

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