depending on its degree and spectrum of "blackness" (and cost?), it could have many applications. Did it retain its properties as the oxide grew?
On 5/29/23, MSF <foster...@protonmail.com> wrote: > Thanks. That's an informative analysis > > The nanoporous aluminum layer I made was approx. 400 nm thick. It could be > made thicker or thinner as required. I haven't had the setup to make this > stuff for quite some time, but I'm tempted to do it again. I was making it > in 600 mm square sheets, but it could be turned into a continuous process. > > > > ------- Original Message ------- > On Monday, May 29th, 2023 at 8:15 PM, Robin > <mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> wrote: > > >> In reply to MSF's message of Mon, 29 May 2023 18:48:52 +0000: >> Hi, >> >> If you follow the link to the original article, then download the >> supporting materials pdf, the original experiment >> reported at best about 250 nW / cm^2. This may not seem like much, but the >> layer could be made very thin, perhaps 1 >> micron thick (?), which IINM would give a power density of about 2.5 kW / >> m^3. >> This would vary with the humidity of the air. >> >> (Strangely perhaps this is reminiscent of Mills' CIHT.) >> >> > https://www.umass.edu/news/article/engineers-umass-amherst-harvest-abundant-clean-energy-thin-air-247 >> >> [snip] >> Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof. > >
