Want to paint your house with solar paint? Some scientists in Canada have invented a new paintable polymer that is sensitive to infrared light and can convert it to electricity with a 30% efficiency, compared with around 6% for traditional solar panels.
Pretty neat stuff...
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/050110-832.asp
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...49?hub=SciTech
As with all major new technology, they are predicting it's five years away from actually being on the market. :(
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