It seems very hard to believe that a window could work as a solar panel to provide energy for a whole house. But this utopia is about to come true. A research team at the University of Milan-Bicocca has developed particular plastic plates, made up of special nano-particles that will work as source of energy.

In particular, the scientific term of these plastic plates is "Luminescent Solar Concentrators"(LSC). They can also be glass plates, provided with the above-mentioned nano-particles, better known as "cromophors". With regard to their functioning, a part of light is transmitted through the window and absorbed by the nano-particles. Later it is put back at an infra-red wavelength not perceivable by human eye and then led to the solar cell positioned at the edges of the widow.

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Fonte: This is Italy