3D Solar Cell Invented Or Copied From Georgia Tech!?!

The 3D design was described in the March 2007 issue of the journal JOM, published by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. The research has been sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Air Force Research Laboratory, NewCyte Inc., and Intellectual Property Partners, LLC. A global patent application has been filed for the technology.
http://www.solardaily.com/reports/3D_Solar_Cells_Boost_Efficiency_And_Reduce_...
Innovation Is Impressive!! Copying is relatively simple!

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[guyrazer]

Well everybody! It appears that the 3D Solar Cell had been in fact invented, published, and a patent pending in mid 2007 from Georgia Tech with funding from USAF! So, this young man has either done a parallel invention in a one year trail of others, or he is well read and presented someone elses ideas...before he accepts the 25 grand, I hope he thinks about whether it was his own innovation, or someone elses! Thanks for the comments!! I learned a bit about solar energy tonight! Lights out! lol

[g55122]

@guyrazer I interviewed William for my story on KATU-TV. I want to clarify some information. William researched 3D solar cells for two years, as his own personal homework assignment. He took research from Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, and a nanotechnology lab at PSU and then enhanced, modified and improved the technology. Experts with the Davidson scholarship reviewed his work as well as local professors. And no, hes not homeschooled.

[guyrazer]

@g55122 I apologize....I missed all this information in your televised report!! And PS...global warming is a Rothschild created hoax to create more income for himself!! You reporters need to do more research before putting stuff on TV without knowing the background...then trying to cover your tracks in comments years after the fact!

[guyrazer]

I have sent the fine captainnemo a message to navigate me to the documents supporting the display in the MEMS lab since I cant get there myself, so that I can update this video and give appropriate credit where it is due! Thanks for comments!

[nonamist]

why do you they always make jokes about how dumb and cool they are while they just stay dumb? kudos to kids enjoying an education

[ipctec]

Wooww !

He is the man !

[asorita1]

@guyrazer that or maybe the kid needs to hide his secret from the government a little better.

[happinesson]

your country is proud of you!

[claudius2u]

The mainline "news" media are owned and their broadcast content and subject matter controlled by the Banker Cartel, and One World Order group nicknamed "Bilderberg Group." Their top priority is to eliminate 90%+ of human population, by any means at all, and control all forms of energy and food, hence the GMO foods, and Big Oil control of mainstream energy. This invention may work, but it will end up in thte control of these greedy groups.

[xapplimatic]

Hey, wake up! It's 2011 already! WHERE IS THIS TECHNOLOGY? Dead... like so many others. Brilliant calculations don't translate directly to produceable products! Meanwhile, for those who really want it, cheap solar DIY is available NOW at the fabled $1/watt and under... May I say... dare I say.. on EBAY!!! :) I'm building my first panel right now.. Cost is so low I'm laughing all the way to the bank! And you can too...

[fred30680]

Here on Youtube you can see and hear about all this great tech stuff that suppose to be so great. Then nothing, not another word about this. Did it crap out ? Arey they still working on it ? Are they holding the technology because they want money out of the deal ? If they want to keep it quite why broadcast it on the news ?

[jjgg263804]

ok kid build ur own fab lets see how far you will go...your 3D effect thing might be used by solar cell fab process nowadays... sunpower used random texture to capture more sunlight

[go4thus]

Like finding a cure for cancer... by googling after it's discovered :-P Don't forget: the teacher is also to blame for this act of plagerism.