Quote Originally Posted by macsen rufus
I'll admit this has been bugging me. I'm pretty damn sure you're just trolling, because it's a "debating" tactic you've used before (I'm even calling it the "Vladimir manoeuvre" now), which seems to be to hurl some obscure gibberish into the fray then make the claim that anyone who doesn't understand said gibberish automatically loses the debate. It's another take on the Emperor's New Clothes, I think.

So with my university-level education on this topic, and a few years experience installing the things on people's roofs (along with wind turbines, solar water heating, heat-exchange ventilation etc etc), I have no idea what you mean by the "little hexes" (sounds like something out of Harry Potter, tbh).

So I'm calling your hand. Lay it on the table and show your cards, enlighten us, O wise one
Well this graduate student who works in an office is about to educate you.

Current solar energy is a foolish investment because it only converts energy from the infrared portion of the EM spectrum into electricity. The new layered solar cells will absorb light from more of the spectrum dramatically increasing it's efficiency. The problem is getting the hexagonal structure of these materials to line up perfectly to improve efficiency. Only then will solar cells become an efficient source of energy.

You're arguing with yourself if you think that is what this is. I'm simply here to educate, like my new hero Gordon Ramsay; he makes Simon look like a . Obscure? Hardly. Just science. But don't take my word for it; go find it!