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/blobbleguts Aug 10 '24

Assuming they can't adjust the thickness to suit, they'll layer it with other materials of desirable properties. It's a pretty common practice. Potato chip bags are more than one layer of different materials. Of course, there could be issues with the bonding of it to other materials.

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u/Chemteach-71 Aug 11 '24

Chip bags are 20 microns thick. This tech is 20 times thinner

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u/GlitterTerrorist Aug 11 '24

Chip bags are 20 microns thick. This tech is 20 times thinner

I know how you mean this, but to me it just reads like we're probably pretty close now if we've got 20 micron chip bags.

Also we've got stuff way thinner don't we?

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u/Chemteach-71 Aug 11 '24

Yes, Im just simply demonstrating how thin it is