Nepalese Teen Creates Cheap Solar Panel From Human Hair
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Sep 09, 2009 09:00 am. Written by Rochelle Bailis
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Malin Karki, an 18 year old student from rural Nepal, was inspired by a Stephen Hawking book to harness static energy from hair, using melanin as a conductor. After creating several hair-powered prototypes that charged a cell phone and battery pack, Karki created a solar panel that uses human hair, rather than more expensive silicone, as a conductor. Karki’s creation could slash the price of solar panel production dramatically, and help bring affordable and renewable energy to developing nations—hair is, after all, a renewable resource that could be replenished by the owner of the panel as it wears out. To read more about this incredible discovery, see this article at the Daily Mail.
Unfortunately, this is a hoax. Please see: http://sites.google.com/site/edwardcraighyatt/hairsolarpanelnepal
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