At present, solar panels are expensive to install and only work on sunny days. Professor Ted Sargent (University of Toronto) is working to change both these realities. In a recent interview with Mary Wiens, he provides a useful overview of a complex research* area - the interview can be accessed here.
SHEC is particularly interested, in light of a recent group viewing of Chris Paine's Who Killed the Electric Car?**, in the possible application of this technology to automobiles such as the EV1. We will be following this possibility closely, along with the general issues surrounding the electric car.
The potential of Nanotechnology, however, extends far beyond the realm of solar power research; Sargent's book, The Dance of Molecules: How Nanotechnology is Changing Our Lives, explores this wider potential - a sample chapter can be downloaded here.
* Further reading: The Sargent Group - publications.
** Press Kit.
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