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Norwegians trap sunlight with microbeads, produce solar cells that are 20 times thinner, cheaper
2013-01-29 16:08:18| Extremetech
Researchers from the University of Oslo have used a bunch of "wonderful tricks" to produce silicon solar cells that are twenty times thinner than commercial solar cells. This breakthrough means that solar cells can be produced using 95% less silicon, reducing production costs considerably -- both increasing profits (which are almost nonexistent at the moment), and reducing the cost of solar power installations.
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