The fix for solar’s post-sunset problem? Balsa wood, according to Chinese engineers. By tweaking its inner structure, a research team enabled the material to absorb sunlight, hold it as heat, and bleed it out as electricity after dark. Science fair projects, eat your heart out.
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
Thu, Apr 16
NEWS: Scientists Generated Solar Power After Dark, Thanks to a Trick Using Wood
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