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Friday, July 29, 2011 Paper solar panels could end up powering smartphones, laptops Thin, inexpensive, foldable solar panels made of untreated paper like tissue or tracing paper treated with vaporous inks could eventually be used to power everyday devices like laptops or smartphones, thanks to an MIT research team. The cheap, small-scale solar panels being tested could eventually be printed out, taped to walls, attached to laptops, act as window shades, made into clothing, and only requiring wires clipped to one end to catch the sun's power. So far, an LCD clock display and related smaller devices have reportedly tested successfully. For the full L.A. Times story, along with a brief video demo of the device: latimesblogs.latimes.com More Newswire stories DHL offers carbon emissions tracking Cargotec files intellectual property theft lawsuit against competitor Southwest adds GPS technology for temp. sensitive, high-value cargo Kansas Logistics Park lands wind-farm customer	Click to browse past stories on these topics: Logistics Ports & Infrastructure Economic Outlook Environmental Impact Technology
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Paper solar panels could end up powering smartphones, laptops