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Breaking the laws of thermal radiation could make better solar cells


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Researchers have broken a centuries-old law of physics, putting us on a path towards making better energy-harvesting devices, such as solar cells. Linxiao Zhu at the Pennsylvania State University has wanted to break Kirchoff’s law of thermal radiation for almost a decade. Dating back to the 1800s, this law dictates that objects emit as much thermal radiation – or heat – as they absorb.

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