From Sunlight To Electricity: First Optical Rectenna Created In Lab
It’s been the dream of visionaries for decades: Sunlight converted into direct current to use for recharging emission-free electric cars. Photovoltaic cells offer that capability today, but now researchers claim to have found a way to improve the efficiency of that process greatly, using a device called a “rectenna.” This combines the functions of… …read more
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