"Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that are expected to be less expensive and have greater efficiencies than current photovoltaic collectors pieced together with 6-inch-square solar wafers." As reported at the Green Design Briefs http://www.greendesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/6609
/>Fabricated of crystalline silicon and using microelectronic and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) techniques, the solar particles hold the potential for a variety of new applications.
“Eventually units could be mass-produced and wrapped around unusual shapes for building-integrated solar, tents, and maybe even clothing,” said Sandia lead investigator Greg Nielson. "This would make it possible for ...


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