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Making Solar Cheaper than Coal Sunday, March 08, 2009 - Iddo Genuth Home >> Headlines >> Green Technology
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Starting in the 1970s, the Masssachussetts Institute of Technology mechanical-engineering professor had made significant contributions to solar, including a cell-making technique now used by Evergreen Solar. But once research funding for solar photovoltaics--converting sunlight into electricity--dried up in the 1980s, Sachs diverted into other fields, including 3D printing to help designers quickly build prototypes. (source: news.cnet.com)
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