Solar devices soon to be made on the cheap, thanks to printer ink

By: Aaron Spencer//June 28, 2011//

Solar devices soon to be made on the cheap, thanks to printer ink

Aaron Spencer//June 28, 2011//

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Personally, I always thought ink cartridges were expensive, but apparently technology that goes into printer ink can help make some solar energy devices cheaper.

A professor and a doctorate student at Oregon State University have submitted a patent for a process and chemical聽 solution that would produce the thin film for solar devices. It’s a little complicated to discuss, but basically the patent involves using a safer-than-usual chemical solution and applying it with ink-jet technology. The ink-jet way is actually more precise than other processes, so less solution is wasted.

Of course, the details are far more complicated than that, but you should read them because even though the scientists aren’t marketers, they say the new technology could be distributed to the masses sooner than you might think. Read more at djcOregon.com (subscription required).

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