Israeli startup aids hunt to discover materials for tomorrow's world
(Materials Zone) A scientist in a lab in Milan examines what looks like an ordinary piece of plexiglass, running a gloved hand along its edge. But if the team at this Italian startup is on the right track, this brown-tinted semi-transparent sheet of plastic could become a skyscraper window that produces electricity from sunlight. The idea of using glass to produce energy has been around for some time, but Israeli startup Materials Zone is working with colleagues at Glass to Power in Milan to find the precise combination of tiny nanoparticles to embed in the plastic to make this dream a realit...
Source: timesofisrael.com