18-09-2008, 18:27
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1902 UCF Mentor; 1523 MARS Alumni
 FRC #1902 (Exploding Bacon) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Orlando, FL
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12 Year Old FLL Boy Invents New Solar Cell
Didn't see this posted and saw it on digg...
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Originally Posted by Clean Technica
William Yuan’s 3D cell can absorb both visible and UV light. According to his calculations, solar panels equipped with his 3D cells could provide 500 times more light absorption than current commercial solar cells and nine times more light than existing 3D solar cells.
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Originally Posted by Press Release PDF
Since 2005, William has been involved in the First Lego League (FLL), which led him to research renewable energy and nanotechnology. During his research and community outreach, William realized the importance of renewable energy for future generations and began to focus his research on solar cells. William regularly visited Portland State University (PSU) as part of this research.
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http://presskit.ditd.org/2008_Davids...lliam_Yuan.pdf (found via http://cleantechnica.com/2008/09/17/...of-solar-cell/ ) |