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Undergrad Does the New Solar Cell Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
I greatly appreciate the responses and can see now that this article was way overhyped. Perhaps the most glaring example is the fifth paragraph: "The nanoantennas absorb a targeted wavelength range of mid-infrared rays. The Earth continuously emits these rays thanks to the solar energy that...- Larrymb
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Undergrad Does the New Solar Cell Violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?
http://tinyurl.com/6fptha The new solar cell in the link appears to violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics. It extracts energy and cools in a uniform temperature environment according to how I understand the article. Can someone explain why it doesn't? (I have no idea.)- Larrymb
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