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Thin Is In

03/11/2014 3:41 PM

for solar cells an atom thick! thin
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03/12/2014 12:27 AM

Will hailstones make them half an atom thick?

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03/12/2014 7:09 AM

That depends on how hearty they are.

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03/12/2014 11:43 AM

It might be hard to get them attached to the roof without damaging them.

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03/14/2014 11:53 AM

Another recent story relates that LED's can be produce in a 3-atom thickness.

So, with an array of 1-atom solar cells, and 3-atom leds I predict:

1) active tattoos which could even be turned off

2) embedded mood sensitive cosmetics

3) solar array powered tanning with selectable shading

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