That is a very interesting story!
However.. 500 times more light absorption than ordinary cells, nanotech engineering, big claims, need to be verified first... how true it is. (Base on the number I'm just gonna assume that the other 3d solar cells can only absorb about 55 times more light than 2d commercial ones)

But there are a lot of negative tones (hostile even) from the original websites and other websites, why is that? Is it because it's too ridiculous or its relation to global warming debate somehow (or something else). Meaning, this story seems like a plus for the pro global warming crowd.

Personally, if the simulation is valid and viable economically, it's a win win for both camps, for the world.

Maybe he got help from dad.
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In his project, “Determining Carbon Nanotube Thermodynamic Solubility: The Missing Link to a Practical Supermaterial?”, Philip showed that carbon nanotubes, among the strongest and most conductive materials in the world, are thermodynamically soluble, contradicting the generally held assumption that they were universally insoluble. Using the Debye light scattering theory, Philip determined the Flory Huggins parameter to calculate solubility. To accurately detect the light scattered, he designed and custom-built a unique photon-counting spectrometer, more sensitive and precise than any commercially available. Philip’s work has broad applications in the field of nanotechnology engineering.