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Human Hair Solar Panel - A multimeter shows the voltage generated by the panelDid you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. Since the price of hair is considerably cheaper than silicon, this enterprising youth may have just found a breakthrough technology to help bring down the cost of solar and give thousands of people in developing nations access to affordable renewable energy....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nepalese-teen-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Human Hair SOlar Panel - Malin Karki and friendDid you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. Since the price of hair is considerably cheaper than silicon, this enterprising youth may have just found a breakthrough technology to help bring down the cost of solar and give thousands of people in developing nations access to affordable renewable energy....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nepalese-teen-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Human Hair Solar Panel - Demonstrating Panel in Barber ShopDid you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. Since the price of hair is considerably cheaper than silicon, this enterprising youth may have just found a breakthrough technology to help bring down the cost of solar and give thousands of people in developing nations access to affordable renewable energy....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nepalese-teen-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Human Hair Solar Panel - Closeup of how hair is used in the panelDid you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. Since the price of hair is considerably cheaper than silicon, this enterprising youth may have just found a breakthrough technology to help bring down the cost of solar and give thousands of people in developing nations access to affordable renewable energy....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nepalese-teen-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Human Hair Solar PanelDid you know that melanin, the pigment in hair, is light sensitive and can be used as a conductor? Well, that's what an 18 year old in Nepal recently discovered, and is now using human hair to replace silicon in solar panels. Since the price of hair is considerably cheaper than silicon, this enterprising youth may have just found a breakthrough technology to help bring down the cost of solar and give thousands of people in developing nations access to affordable renewable energy....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nepalese-teen-invents-cheap-solar-panel-using-human-hair/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
