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Is regular glass not fairly un-flammable?
Yes, but if you're making it out of bamboo (which would be something you'd consider if it increased energy conversion by 15% when employed in solar cells) you'd only want to use it mass scale if it it maintained that non-flammability
It would also sequester CO2.
Science and scientists are amazing.
There should be a holiday in honor of it. Parades. TV specials. T-shirts and hats with fun slogans for sale. The works.
And I want more statues of scientists and fewer statues of military people.
Yep. Some scientist looked at bamboo and said “wonder if I can make glass from that?”. I look at bamboo and see a giant stick that pandas eat. We are not the same.
I look at bamboo and remember that they were used for torture in Asia. Since bamboo grew so fast, they would let it slowly go through someone's rectum to outside their mouth.
It would not make it to the mouth before they died.
Best we can do is more statues of Scientists who facilitated the development of better weapons.
I hate the accuracy of this statement
Isn't it funny how culture makes the Evil Scientist the character who takes over the world? We make villains out of scientists and heroes out of the brawlers.
You don’t have to downplay anyone
...when used as a substrate for perovskite cells, which have attracted lots of research money for decades but I doubt will ever replace silicon cells. They degrade in the presence of oxygen and only form under extreme "middle of the earth" pressure. It just isn't practical technology for our planet's surface. Might do fine on Venus.
Why bother??
Maybe long distance space travel
Love where your head is at, Cheers
Probably the only good thing to come out of Blue Origin so far is [silica-based solar cells] (https://www.blueorigin.com/news/blue-alchemist-powers-our-lunar-future), for example.
Do you know how long it took to create the blue led light? That's why they bother. Also look up Oxford PV, seems they have already begun volumetric production of their perovskite panels/modules. They claim to have solved the degradation issue.
Those pandas have been hoarding the secret to solar power this whole time!
71.6% isnt a whole lot
There's non fireproof glass
Umm aren't borosilicate glasses plenty fireproof for solar cell applications?
Standard soda-lime glass is plenty fireproof for solar applications. The fireproof nature is noted because that will be everyone's first question regarding a product made from bamboo or wood.
Sure, fireproof wood is a novelty (except for ceramic mockups). As would be transparent wood (with any structural properties at least). It's not un-cool. Just a bit awkward turn of phrase.
Transparent wood isn’t new
This article has more to do with solar than it does weapons. Am I missing something here
No one was talking about weapons?