Here is a very interesting and exiting scientific advancement that could change alot if it ever gets mass produced. Solar paper has been created by researchers at MIT by developing solar cells that are thin enough to print them onto paper. The posibilities are endless of what these solar cells could be printed onto, you could have mobile phones that charge thereselves in the sun or houses covered in solar cell paint.
The cells currently under 2% efficient at creating power from sunlight and compared to the 20% efficiency of regular solar panels it’s not that much. And from what the director of the project says, this technology probably won’t be with us commercially for at least another 10 years. So no solar cell covered stuff for us yet.
