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Black metal technology used to increase solar efficiency x15

Rochester researcher Chunlei Guo

Rochester researcher Chunlei Guo tests a solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) etched with femtosecond laser pulses to boost solar energy absorption and efficiency (Image: University of Rochester / J. Adam Fenster)

A solar thermoelectric generator capable of boosting solar power efficiency x15 has been engineered by the University of Rochester using black metal

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