New solar cell 500x more efficient invented by 12 years old boy

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highwaystar101 said:

To be fair by the age of 12 I had already built two robots (one of them could walk ). And I have often thought that solar panels are criminally innefficient because they don't use as much surface area as could potentially be used.

This kid is just like me... except he is smart.

Edit: I once built a solar powered RC car, but it was crap

I compare minor things I've done to super geniuses all the time to make myself feel better too.

On topic here.... WOOT!  My plan in life is to build a house that's 100% off the system.  Advances like this make it even more feasible. :)  Hopefully his numbers are correct and someone picks this up for mass production. :D