Special solar cells produce electricity from underwater sunlight

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Although solar cells are proving indispensable for powering things such as electronic sensors on dry land, sensors located underwater have typically had to rely on batteries, or electricity piped in from photovoltaic panels situated above the surface. That could be changing, however, as scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recently developed functioning underwater solar cells... Continue Reading Special solar cells produce electricity from underwater sunlight

Section: Electronics

Tags: Photovoltaic, Solar Cell, Sunlight, Underwater, US Navy

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