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Solar EnergyA detail view of a filament launch in the SDO AIA 304 band. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SVS/SDO To read more about this animation go to: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/first-light.html <b><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html" rel="nofollow">NASA Goddard Space Flight Center</a></b> is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.1
Strano and teamCurrently 40% of the solar energy that reaches Earth lies in the near-infra-red region of the spectrum, and while most photovoltaic devices are unable to harness this energy, a team at MIT has created an all-carbon solar cell that absorbs this infra-red heat radiation. The team believe that their all-carbon solar cell will lead to the development of combination solar cells, that use both traditional silicon-based cells and the new all-carbon cells to generate even more energy!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-team-develops-all-carbon-solar-cell-that-generates-energy-from-infra-red-light/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Solar CellsCurrently 40% of the solar energy that reaches Earth lies in the near-infra-red region of the spectrum, and while most photovoltaic devices are unable to harness this energy, a team at MIT has created an all-carbon solar cell that absorbs this infra-red heat radiation. The team believe that their all-carbon solar cell will lead to the development of combination solar cells, that use both traditional silicon-based cells and the new all-carbon cells to generate even more energy!...<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-team-develops-all-carbon-solar-cell-that-generates-energy-from-infra-red-light/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
