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Perovskite Solar ‘Stickers’ Are Almost Here: How Flexible Laminates Could Turn Walls, Cars & Roofs into Power Plants
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Perovskite Solar ‘Stickers’ Are Almost Here: How Flexible Laminates Could Turn Walls, Cars & Roofs into Power Plants

A flexible perovskite module with WVTR ≈ 5.0 × 10⁻³ g/m²/day retained 84% of its power after 2,000 hours at 85°C/85% RH (Damp-Heat). Japan is subsidizing Sekisui Chemical to build a 100 MW film-type perovskite plant by 2027 to help reach about
August 15, 2025

Technology News

  • Musk: Tesla would have spent double on Nvidia hardware without AI4 chipset
    January 8, 2026, 11:12 PM EST. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker would have had to spend roughly twice as much on Nvidia hardware to train its systems if not for Tesla's AI4 chipset. He noted Tesla is nearing two million cars annually, all equipped with the dual SoC AI4, eight cameras, steering-actuation redundancy and high-bandwidth links. By year's end, he said Tesla will have spent about $10 billion cumulatively on Nvidia hardware for training. Musk said Nvidia provides useful tools to automakers, but the broader auto industry is doing little on its own to advance self-driving. He also referenced discussions around Nvidia's kit and said the Alpamayo system could be competitive with FSD in five to six years, with safety gains taking longer.