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January 22, 2013

Swiss Make Major Breakthrough In Highly Efficient Thin Film Solar
Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 21, 2013
Swiss researchers say they've developed thin, flexible solar cells with a record efficiency of 20.4 percent for converting sunlight into electricity. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology say the cells on flexible polymer foils offer a significant improvement over the previous record of 18.7 percent. Such lightweight and flexible high-performance solar modules will offer an attractive technology for applications such as solar farms, roofs and f ... read more

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