NOVA Saved By the Sun (Solar NanoPaint)

[Begbucks]

1:00 Tar paper that conducts electricity? Oh I see; it's a roof as a lightning rod!

[CAUSTICCOMMANDO569]

I'm a UGA fan, but I'm proud to say I helped build GA Tech's "nanotech" lab. :)

[Playboysmurf1]

It has been 4 years since this was filmed!

Where is this product ?

[HeavyMechanics]

@Playboysmurf1 It's research. It takes years for theoretical research like this to make it to markets, if it ever does. Sometimes while bringing something like this to market it is discovered not to be financially feasible. Remember to be developed into a product, something must first be profitable. An unfortunate byproduct of the capitalist world market we've set up for ourselves.

[Playboysmurf1]

@HeavyMechanics But It is unlikely to become financially feasible without economies of scale. The oil industry has over 100 years of development behind it and that is why it always appears to be cheaper in initial financial analysis. Someone with money just needs to take a punt.

[BeondaPale]

@Playboysmurf1

Google "Paint-On Solar Power Is Inching Its Way Out of The Lab" for the most recent article

But really there have been SO MANY innovations in solar nanotech in the last 6 months alone that it's not a question of if anymore, but when.

As of may 2011, GE says that solar nanotech will be cheaper than fossil in 3 to five years. and China is currently quadrupling solar production, same thing in Germany, and the US.

[robertrussell210]

I NEED INFO ON SOLAR PAINT PLEASE SEND ME A LIST OF COMPANIES IF YOU KNOW OF ANY THANKS

[timemastro]

@robertrussell210 Have you found about about this ? Do you know which company is doing this?

[PAtNaDj48]

So who thought of this? Was it Ted Sargent?

[Spastb00n]

Apart from the fact, that creating cheap solar-cell-foils to just glue to the roof is a lot better aproach, than having to paint your roof, this is pretty cool.

[Anarkokommunist]

And that is how we are going to save the world!=)

5/5

[pzaayer]

look at the guys' video under "energy paint" for the google contest.... looks like they have this already!!

[gr8lady]

Wow, that would be awesome!