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MIT’s Solar Energy Funnel
December 3, 2012 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“The quest to harness a broader spectrum of sunlight’s energy to produce electricity has taken a radically new turn, with the proposal of a “solar energy funnel” that takes advantage of materials under elastic strain.” Quote from the MIT press release.


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