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Printable Solar Panels May Be Coming to a Device Near You

http://mashable.com/2014/09/09/printable-solar-panels/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

Australian scientists claim they are extremely close to having printable solar panels available for market.

Scientists from Australia's national science agency, known as CSIRO, along with two Australian universities, Melbourne and Monash, have been developing the power cells which are printed on plastic as part of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium since 2007.

The team of 50 researchers consists of chemists, physicists and engineers, who hope to see printed solar panels being used in low-power applications within the next few years.

The innovative technology, which is nearing the commercialisation stage, could power personal devices and change the way electronics are charged, according to Fiona Scholes, a senior research scientist at CSIRO.

"iPad covers, laptop bags, skins of iPhone [will no longer be] just for casing electronics, but to collect some energy as well and power those electronics," Scholes told ABC News.