Comments on: MIT Researchers Find a Way To Make Solar Panels from Grass Clippings

By: jjhammeken

jjhammeken — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:19:16 +0000

I’m trying to recreate one as a school project but now I realize how complex it is, the designer peptide and the ZnO nanowires are impossible to recreate in my school lab (a college in Mexico City) with a very complete lab. Any suggestions on how to recreate them?

By: b.r.mckay

b.r.mckay — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:43:56 +0000

I’m pretty sure he was being facetious about governments not supporting this. That would not be a problem if it really works, and I sure hope it does. It would be wonderful to see the neanderthal minions eating crow. Incremental awakenings in the hinterlands. The stuff dreams are made of.

By: stevemayland

stevemayland — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:26:31 +0000

I love to hear searchers always improving the greatest resource of our system.
In no time ( less than 20 years) I believe things will change incredibly ).

Concerning governments support, what I notice since a couple of years, is that people will soon be able to do many things without them.
Internet is connecting people without having to go through governments, and that will change everything.
We will change the way we do things, because we can talk to each other ( sure you will tell me about who’s controlling satellites) and improve our condition.
We can and will develop things that will make us all more independent. No matter what government.

By: gaurachand

gaurachand — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:40:11 +0000

Present solar technlology is very expensive.Other than that it is inaccessible to village people but this simple grass cripping technology will be very beneficial for village poor people.

By: chinolulu21

chinolulu21 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:03 +0000

Why would you want a gov. behind it? Aren’t they involved in too much already?

By: Hyncharas

Hyncharas — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:03 +0000

It sounds like a really cool idea, and I congratulate Mershin and his team for the discovery… however, no government in the world will ever get behind it.

“Why?”, I hear you ask. Because in the real world (as opposed to an ideal one), any technology including power systems that doesn’t possess some form of regulation – whether it be a monthly tax, to transferring the remaining collected energy to a national power company – would be considered by many countries as going independent. Even for the most innocent of intentions, politicians couldn’t have the lemmings of the general public not being under their heel 24/7, as it’s an opportunity some would abuse and thus all have to operate under laws.

As I said, it’s a good idea, but you will never see a fully independent regime for renewables, as government would have no control over what they were used for.