Improving solar cell efficiency with a bucket of water

Beth Parks has devised an astonishingly simple way to overcome a limitation of solar cells — a bucket of water. She developed a frame that holds the solar cell with a bucket suspended on either end. By controlling the leak of water from one of the buckets, the solar cell shifts, tracking the arc of the sun throughout the day.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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