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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the University of Rochester have developed a new class of optical coatings they say could make solar photovoltaic (PV) cells last
six times longer, dramatically decreasing the cost of replacing worn out cells and ushering in a new era of high-performance, low-cost solar panels. This will take some time to develop, notes Giuseppe Strangi, professor of physics and Ohio Research Scholar at Case Western Reserve, but they have made an important first step in this new process of manipulating wave-optics at the nanoscale.SMA’s ShadeFix optimization produces more energy than traditional optimizers. ShadeFix also provides greater reliability and less service risk than alternatives. Watch the video to see for yourself!
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IMAGE: Researchers in the lab of Chunlei Guo, a professor of optics at the University of Rochester, have developed an optical coating that exhibits the same color in reflection (pictured) and. view more
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For more than a century, optical coatings have been used to better reflect certain wavelengths of light from lenses and other devices or, conversely, to better transmit certain wavelengths through them. For example, the coatings on tinted eyeglasses reflect, or block out, harmful blue light and ultraviolet rays.
But until now, no optical coating had ever been developed that could simultaneously reflect and transmit the same wavelength, or color.