Solar cells have advanced through technology that its almost hard to keep up with all the various researchers creations such as the microchip with built-in solar cell that provides its own energy. Keeping in-line with that, Fujitsu has designed a new hybrid energy acquiring cell that produces electricity either through heat or light almost like it’s vampiric. Furthermore these new photovoltaic and thermoelectric cells can capture power even from indoor light. Researchers created the new cell by altering the electrical circuits connecting two types of semiconductor materials, both P-type and N-type semiconductors. The company says it plans to use these new cells in future gadgets such as phones and MP3 players but they could also be used in a wide range of areas in the medical field, military applications and environmental monitoring. I guess we can all take a page from the movie ‘The Matrix’ and finally be called ‘coppertops’. For more information on Fujitsu’s hybrid cell please visit: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20101209-01.html
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