MIT Self-Repairing Photovoltaic Tech

A team at MIT has created molecules that can be repeatedly broken down and reassembled, just as plants do in nature. The solar process is not like the static PV cells on a panel. Instead, the repair allows constant energy to occur without any damage. This takes place in synthetic chloroplasts, the parts in cells that consume carbon dioxide and utilize light to produce glucose. The project, headed by Michael Strano, may eventually be able to increase productivity up to 50%.

Via Eureka Alert

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