Rayton Solar: Legitimate Investment or Scam?

Post by ringaroundthetx » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 6:23 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #4

ringaroundthetx wrote: post #2

Its just a liberal contract, and you just have to hope they won't do it the way this article flags. Most crowd sales have unlimited discretionary use of the funds, and that doesn't mean you can't make a profit, especially if you receive something tradable back. This is probably another reason why equity companies (or at least, purchases of their private equity) are going to go the way of the dinosaur, without liberal…

> equity companies (or at least, purchases of their private equity) are going to go the way of the dinosaur Source?

Post by baking » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 6:26 PM UTC

philipkglass wrote: post #18

mchannon wrote: post #7

As an expert on silicon and solar, the technology is doomed- here's why: •It is totally possible, in terms of the physics, to do what they're proposing. All you have to do is take your ingot or boule of FZ or Cz Silicon, draw a vacuum on it, backfill it with hydrogen, and run your ion implantation head over it. Like a Durandal bomb, the upper surface is relatively undisturbed but a cutting effect occurs beneath the s…

I agree that this is going to be a commercial failure even if funded. Additional stray observations: - The "magic," if anything, is supposed to be that super-thin kerfless wafers could justify the industrial scale use of float zone silicon. FZ has often been the material of choice for lab scale fabrication of champion devices. Unlike ordinary boron doped p-type Cz silicon, it doesn't have dissolved oxygen traces from…

Post by 542458 » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 6:58 PM UTC

mchannon wrote: post #7

As an expert on silicon and solar, the technology is doomed- here's why: •It is totally possible, in terms of the physics, to do what they're proposing. All you have to do is take your ingot or boule of FZ or Cz Silicon, draw a vacuum on it, backfill it with hydrogen, and run your ion implantation head over it. Like a Durandal bomb, the upper surface is relatively undisturbed but a cutting effect occurs beneath the s…

Post by sillysaurus3 » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 7:04 PM UTC

mulmen wrote: post #20

matt_wulfeck wrote: post #19

Regarding Bill Nye, this makes me sad. He really was instrumental in making science fun and exciting when I was young. In his post TV life he's become just another political idealogue. Even doing as far as censuring[1] his own TV show when the science contradicts his social justice message. Now it seems he's coming to normal people with an ax to grind. It's hard to see him not profiting from this endeavor. 1. https:/…

He also provided a platform to legitimize creationism by debating it as if it is a valid explanation of how the world came to be. I understand the desire to promote debate but I think he fell into the false balance trap. He did a great deal to advance STEM in the millennial generation which should not be understated but nobody is faultless. He is a great educator but I question if he really knows how best to use his…

Post by jacobolus » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 7:10 PM UTC

matthewmacleod wrote: post #26

matt_wulfeck wrote: post #19

Regarding Bill Nye, this makes me sad. He really was instrumental in making science fun and exciting when I was young. In his post TV life he's become just another political idealogue. Even doing as far as censuring[1] his own TV show when the science contradicts his social justice message. Now it seems he's coming to normal people with an ax to grind. It's hard to see him not profiting from this endeavor. 1. https:/…

That’s a weak-ass article you’ve cited there which does little more than make some vague accusations with little evidence. Frankly this looks more like a typical case of a celebrity endorsement without enough research - which is bad, but I’d argue far less serious than the accusations you’re making.