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Plastic Solar Cells Offer Bright Future

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

  Energy consumption is growing rapidly in the 21st century, with rising energy costs and sustainability issues greatly impacting the quality of human life. Harvesting energy directly from sunlight to generate electricity using photovoltaic technologies is considered to be one … Continue reading →

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Trees used to create recyclable efficient Solar Cell

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It’s fitting that they can now be made partially from trees. Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural … Continue reading →

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