This is in an article about the mind blowing technology of the next ten
years. Funny, I didn't see any mention of "drill baby drill" for
energy!!

http://tinyurl.com/9r6e5xs

Solar energy will soon leave fossil fuels and inefficient wind farms in
the dust. According to Kurzweil, ?the cost per watt of solar energy is
coming down rapidly and the total amount of solar energy is growing
exponentially. It has in fact been doubling every two years for the past
20 years and is now only eight doublings away from meeting all of the
world?s energy needs.?

Emerging technology from a company called Sandia is making the reality
that much closer:



Sandia?s solar cells are made of 100 times less material than the
current top solar cells while operating at the same efficiency. Since
the biggest hurdle in the path of solar power is the expensive and large
nature of solar panels, these new microscopic cells will make a huge
difference. For example, current panels are massive and require large
motors to move them to track the sun. Sandia?s cells, on the other hand,
would only need to be moved a fraction of a millimeter to track the sun
efficiently while weighing next to nothing.

Even more amazing, they can be suspended in liquids and printed on
flexible materials, allowing the cells to be places on any surface. What
if your entire car was covered in these powerhouses? Bye bye, Chevron.