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Scientific Serendipity Leads to Solar Photovoltaics




Serendipity had a hand in the discovery of solar photovoltaics. Passionate play in solar and renewable energy research can help us achieve continuing innovations. ...
... "One of the scientists involved in the research of silicon-based semiconductors accidentally left a sample of silicon doped with impurities in the sunlight. What a surprise it was when he noticed an electric signal coming out of the detector that the sample was connected to. " ...
Via UCSF Synapse: Science

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Posted by Green Tech on January 27, 2010 10:21 PM | |



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