A twelve-year old kid, future-scientist/engineer (we can only hope), has developed an innovative three-dimensional solar cell! This new solar cell design absorbs both UV and visible light, in the hopes to create a more efficient cell. Who is this kid? His name is William Yuan of Portland, OR.
According to an article on Wired.com, William stated:
"Current solar cells are flat and can only absorb visible light. . .I came up with an innovative solar cell that absorbs both visible and UV light. My project focused on finding the optimum solar cell to further increase the light absorption and efficiency and design a nanotube for light-electricity conversion efficiency."
His scientific ventures not only nabbed him a $25,000 scholarship, but also a trip to the Library of Congress to receive the award for his work. It should be noted, that this award is usually given out to Graduate students.
Good work William! Keep it up and stay away from drugs and alcohol, your mind is too important! ;-)
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