Self-cleaning technology from Mars can keep terrestrial solar panels dust free
Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 14:00
in Astronomy & Space
Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar power installations, and scientists today presented the development of one solution - self-dusting solar panels - based on technology developed for space missions to Mars...