Graphene OPV - or will T-shirts soon power cell phones

A University of Southern California team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that the researchers say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells. Printed Elelctronics World reports.

... According to Lewis Gomez De Arco, a doctoral student and a member of the team that built the graphene OPVs, "they could be hung as curtains in homes or even made into fabric and be worn as power generating clothing, I imagine people charging their cellular phone or music/video device while jogging in the sun."

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emily | 7:55 AM | Technology |
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