bath salts – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:27:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Using bath salts to make solar cells https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/using-bath-salts-to-make-solar-cells/ https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/using-bath-salts-to-make-solar-cells/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:27:40 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=29102 Engineers have discovered they can replace a toxic material used to manufacture one type of solar cell with simple bath salts.

The chemical used is also used to make tofu. It costs far less to buy, and its benign nature means it also costs far less to use as well. This could significantly lower the cost for making these solar cells, though two companies quoted in the article seemed skeptical.

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