Electricity from Sunlight
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Solar power meets slot cars: Two photovoltaic (PV) panels capture incoming sunlight, converting it into power for a pair of cars racing around a track. Watch an animated PV cell turn sunlight into electricity, then control the amount of light hitting a solar panel to speed up or slow the car.