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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by natcombs on Sunday August 23, 2020 @10:41PM (#24257128)
If you see blue on BOTH the outside of the bag and the inside, what does that mean? I’ve never thought of this.
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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by nostoc on Sunday August 23, 2020 @10:50PM (#24257168)
It means some blue goes through, some is reflected.
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Re:Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production... by 0134340 on Sunday August 23, 2020 @11:36PM (#24257339)
As a guess, perhaps the unfiltered light that gets through goes through a phase change from being reflected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_phase_change
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