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As renewable energy becomes a geopolitical tool, Japan looks to recover its technological edge

China’s near-monopoly on the solar-energy market has prompted the U.S. and allies to step up the search for workarounds. Engineers believe they have found one in a type of solar cell that looks and feels like camera film.

Invented by Japanese scientist Tsutomu Miyasaka, the cells use minerals forming a crystal structure called perovskite, which can be used in a device to turn the sun’s rays into electricity.

A key element in manufacturing perovskite is iodine. While hardly a resources powerhouse, Japan happens to be the world’s second-largest producer of iodine after Chile, accounting for around a third of global production. 

“Look at what China is doing with semiconductors. That’s bullying,” said Miyasaka, referring to Beijing’s export restrictions on the rare elements gallium and germanium used in chips. “With perovskite cells, the components can be made domestically.”

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Perovskite has been a magic "any day now" tech that never seems to materialize. This time will be different, right?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ever magic tech that became widespread reality had this phase. They probably said the same about color tv.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And every magic tech that didn't become widespread had this phase.

What's your point?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Complicated technologies take time to become viable to be manufactured at scale and hit the market. This is normal, not a sign of impossibility.

I see the comment above under every single new tech advance post. It's meaningless imo.