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Nanotech Solar Cell Minimizes Cost, Toxic Impact

Posted by Soulskill on from the now-if-we-could-just-make-it-small dept.

bonch writes "Researches at Northwestern University have developed an inexpensive solar cell intended to solve the problems of current solar cell designs, such as high cost, low efficiency, and toxic production materials (abstract). Based on the Grätzel cell, the new cell uses millions of light-absorbing nanoparticles and delivers the highest conversion efficiency reported for a dye-sensitized solar cell."

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  1. Oh neat! by Narcocide · · Score: 5, Insightful

    More ground-breaking world-changing solar technology that will neither break ground or change the world because it will never make it to the consumer.