New research out of the UK finds that solar cells actually enjoy improved efficiency when exposed to the pounding beats of today’s pop and rock music. According to researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London, the high frequencies and pitch featured in pop and rock music trigger really “good vibrations” in solar cells that contain a cluster of ‘nano rods.’ Their research found that these vibrations improve efficiency by up to 40 percent, which could be especially good news for those working to develop lower cost, printed solar cells. Read the rest of Rock On! Playing Pop and Rock Music Around Solar Cells Improves Efficiency Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “solar energy” , beats improve solar cell efficiency , music , pop music , PV cells like rock music , rock and roll , rock music , Solar cells , solar cells perform better with rock and pop music , solar efficiency , solar panels , solar performance , Solar Power
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Rock On! Playing Pop and Rock Music Around Solar Cells Improves Efficiency