Thursday, February 3, 2011

LATimes: Fool's Gold Catches Eye of UCI Solar Energy Researchers

Lead researcher Matt Law - seen holding a solution of pyrite nanocrystals - and his colleagues believe fool's gold, which is composed of iron and sulfur, could be used to make solar cells in a major production process. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)

Great article in the Los Angeles Times about solar research and technologies here in Orange County. Iron pyrite — also known as fool's gold — may be worthless to treasure hunters, but it could become a bonanza to the solar industry. The mineral, among the most abundant in the earth's crust, is usually discarded by coal miners or sold as nuggets in novelty stores. Read more by clicking here.


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