Dual-Purpose Solar Array Prototype (IMAGE)

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Dual-Purpose Solar Array Prototype

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This image shows the apparatus that is proving the efficacy of a double-layered rooftop panel. The top layer uses the standard semiconductor materials that go into energy-harvesting solar cells, the novel materials on the bottom layer perform the cooling task.

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Linda Cicero, Stanford News

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