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3-D printing of solar photovoltaic materials
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By Michigan Tech's Open Sustainability Technology Lab.
Wanted: Students to make a distributed future with solar-powered open-source 3-D printing. |
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This is a preliminary project that considers what applications would be viable if we could print photovoltaic materials to make active solar cells on 3-D objects.
Applications[edit]
- cell phone case
- Roofing tiles/shingles
- Paneling for cars
- outdoor table tops
- railroad tracks
- outdoor fabrics
- outdoor lighting
- roads/sidewalks
- cell-towers
- planes
- traffic lights
- House Siding
- Windows
- Wind Turbine propellers
- Watches
- Camp Radio
- Flashlights
- Fishing Pole with Powered Reel
- Clothing
- Computer Chargers
- Outdoor Wifi Transmitter
- Bug Zappers
