A team of scientists in Saudi Arabia have devised a solar panel with a few extra features, providing not only electricity but clean water and food as well. Now, that's what we call multitasking.
Solar panels are pretty simple: photovoltaic cells, or PV cells, absorb sunlight, convert it into electricity, and route it into an energy grid or batteries for people to use.
The new solar photovoltaic panels, which use a water-absorbing hydrogel underneath to help stay cool and increase their efficiency.To build their new device, Wang and his team have exploited a peculiar flaw found in most solar panel designs: the production of excess heat that results from the solar panel’s inability to fully convert all of its captured sunlight into electricity.
Not only that, the two liters of water collected during a two-week period were used to grow nearly 60 specimens of water spinach—more commonly known as kangkong and found throughout Southeast Asia.Renyuan Li
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