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Posted Wed Sep 29 2010: from Stanford University via ScienceDaily: Solar Cells Thinner Than Wavelengths of Light Hold Huge Power Potential http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1285720082 Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around a nanometer (a billionth of a meter), say Stanford engineers. They calculate that by properly configuring the thicknesses of several thin layers of films, an organic polymer thin film could absorb as much as 10 times more energy from sunlight than was thought possible. [Read more stories about: efficiency increase, renewable energy, technological innovation] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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