The University of Michigan has figured out how to use Kirigami to make solar panles up to 40% more efficient.
Researchers on a team led by Max Shtein, a professor of materials science at the university of Michigan, have figured out a new way to make solar panels that follow the sun, maximizing the area in which its solar receptors are exposed to photons at all times a day. These panels known as the Flexible, amorphous panel strips are made of gallium arsenide that are cut in a kirigami-like fashion. The result is solar panels that can pull apart with just a little bit of force to follow the sun's arc.
