"The scientists have successfully created a new substance," Valentin Samoilov announced, "thanks to which this battery can work on earth, independently of meteorological conditions, using solar and stellar energy.They also say it's cheaper than a regular solar panel. More info over at PhysOrg.
"This is a battery like no other," Samoilov, who head's the Institute's center for applied research, told the Itar-Tass news agency, explaining that it could function 24 hours a day and was twice as effective as an ordinary solar panel at converting light into electricity.
Russians claim to have invented solar and star powered battery
Posted on Monday, May 29 2006 @ 13:37 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckRussian scientists claims to have invented a new battery that captures solar energy as well as from the stars.
