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Originally posted by die_another_day
And oh yah, who here would want to use hair for a solar panel.
3. Even if the students have produced a cuprous oxide solar cell using a hair mat saturated with salt water, I doubt the cell could provide 9V at 18W as claimed. For this reason, I still suspect the unit contains a hidden silicon solar panel.
Conclusion: It is not possible to use human hair in any configuration to generate electrical energy when exposed to light.
Originally posted by die_another_day
Are you #ting me? Do you guys actually think that this is real? It's the DAILY MAIL.
Plants LIVE off of photosynthesis, and they only have a MAXIMUM of 3% efficiency.
Our pigments are only there to absorb necessary energy for warmth and some low power chemical reactions.
You will probably need a ton of hair to power a light bulb.
Gizmag managed to track down team member and inventor of the cell, 18 year-old Milan Karki and asked about the project.