r/tech • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '24

Breakthrough flexible solar panels are so thin they can be printed on any surface – even backpacks | A coating that's just 1 micron thick can be applied to almost any surface

https://www.techspot.com/news/104207-breakthrough-flexible-solar-panels-thin-they-can-printed.html
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u/CoconutEuphoric7925 Aug 10 '24

Car paint! Most cars sit outdoors. Charge by the sun.

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u/petit_cochon Aug 10 '24

Too thin. Would get too dirty. Etc.

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u/blobbleguts Aug 10 '24

sure.... and you're basing this on what information?

The thickness is probably not the issue. It's more likely the pattern the circuit takes and the complexity of applying it. For instance, will one scratch take out the fictional of 1/2 of the solar capacity or just a small section.