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Old 11-06-2014, 03:04 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by samwichse View Post
As a solar cell, it must have terrible efficiency. Hint: most cells are dark because they absorb visible light energy. They can use IR, but IR is less energetic (wavelength).
Is that why my black car gets hot?
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