Welsh boffins investigate sci fi-style solar power paint

James S Murray
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University of Swansea working with metals giant Corus on photovoltaic solar cells that could be "painted" onto steel as it is manufactured

It might sound like something out of a science fiction film, but Welsh scientists claim to have developed a method for capturing solar energy using a new type of paint-like solar cells that could be applied...

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