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Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’::These cells could be laminated onto various kinds of surfaces, such as the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea.

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[–] frezik@midwest.social 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

If they're cheap enough, you can just slap them on any available surface that gets a marginal amount of sunlight. Doubly so if they're flexible.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

If you can print them on textiles they can literally be everywhere.