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To: BenLurkin

Sounds very cool. But why restrict it to windows? Seems any sunlit surface will do.


2 posted on 10/13/2016 11:50:10 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker

From the article, it sounds like they need the glass’s internal reflections to transport the photons to the window’s edges - something not doable on a roof shingle, for instance.


3 posted on 10/13/2016 12:07:20 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Talisker
But why restrict it to windows?

"After absorbing solar light shining onto a larger-area face of the slab, LSC fluorophores re-emit photons at a lower energy and these photons are guided by total internal reflection to the device edges where they are collected by photovoltaic cells. "

Those re-emitted photons travel through the glass and are collected at the edges of the glass by photovoltaic cells.

Can't do that with solid brick, or wood.

5 posted on 10/13/2016 12:10:38 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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