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Chemistry World January 19, 2012 Rebecca Brodie	Efficiently harvesting the power of the sun Scientists from Japan and India have created a dye-sensitised solar cell with the highest recorded efficiency of 11.4%, breaking the record set five years ago.
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Chemistry World April 18, 2013 Yuandi Li	Reducing the cost of perovskite solar cells A new way of making semiconducting perovskite-based solar cells could result in photovoltaic devices that are 70% cheaper than current commercial models, say UK scientists.
Chemistry World May 23, 2012 Josh Howgego	Solar cell performs solidly A new breed of dye-sensitized solar cell has been created in which the traditional liquid electrolyte is replaced with an electron-hole conducting inorganic material.
Chemistry World October 3, 2012 Yuandi Li	Metal-free resins can drive down cost of solar energy Costly metals in some solar cells could be replaced by cheap resins, according to Korean research.
Chemistry World May 1, 2009 Michael Gross	Efficient solar cells could work in tandem Researchers in Sweden have more than doubled the efficiency of a dye-based solar energy device.
Chemistry World May 31, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Dyeing for a place in the sun It is clear that dye-sensitized solar cells are beginning to find their feet alongside their silicon cousins. The next few years will be exciting for both academic and industrial players
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Dan Bloom	Is the Price of Power Getting You Down? Nanotechnology may dramatically lower solar cell production costs. Investors, take note.
Chemistry World September 2, 2014 Jon Cartwright	Flexible solar cell woven into fabric There could soon be a way to power wearable electronics indefinitely, now that scientists in China have developed a solar cell 'textile' that could be woven into clothes.
Chemistry World November 7, 2012 Simon Hadlington	World's first all-carbon solar cell Researchers in the US and China have built a photovoltaic cell made entirely from carbon. The electrodes and light-active layers are made from a combination of three carbon allotropes -- nanotubes, fullerenes and graphene.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity.
Chemistry World August 24, 2015 Tim Wogan	Ultralight solar cells designed to drive drones An ultrathin, flexible, stretchable and lightweight 'solar foil' has been produced from perovskite solar cells by researchers in Austria.
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Peter Fairley	GE Warms Up to Cadmium Solar Cells Plans to compete with First Solar and other leaders in 2011
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 Elinor Richards	Electricity - Any Time, Any Place An energy scavenger device that can convert both solar energy and movement energy into electricity to power portable electronics has been made by scientists from Korea and the US.
IEEE Spectrum January 2011 Neil Savage	Electronics on Anything Chemical trick puts solar cells and other electronics on rice paper, Saran wrap, and more practical things, too
Chemistry World June 19, 2014 William Bergius	Organic solar cells reach manufacturing milestone Scientists in Denmark have devised a rapid, scalable and industrially viable way to manufacture large sheets of flexible organic tandem solar cells.
CIO August 15, 2002 Justine Brown	Portable Plastic Power What if you could power portable electronics anywhere you could access solar energy? That's the scenario two researchers at the University of California at Berkeley imagined when they developed a new generation of solar cells that combine nanotechnology with plastic electronics.
Chemistry World April 4, 2010 Simon Hadlington	New electrolyte for dye-based solar cells Researchers have moved a step closer to overcoming one of the key hurdles to developing low-cost solar cells based on dye-coated titanium dioxide.
Chemistry World July 1, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Bendy solar cells that can take the heat Chemists in Switzerland and China have used a liquid electrolyte to make flexible solar cells that are better than current devices at withstanding heat from the sun's rays.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings.
Chemistry World January 20, 2014 James Urquhart	Tracing paper boost for solar cells A piece of transparent paper made from wood-based cellulose fibers is an unlikely addition to a solar cell that actually increases its efficiency.
Chemistry World September 24, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Copper Future for Solar Cells Rare ruthenium complexes that are a key component of dye-sensitized solar cells could be replaced by molecules based on copper.
Chemistry World April 30, 2014 Tim Wogan	High efficiency solar cells stack up A new high efficiency solar cell that is easier and potentially cheaper to produce than current designs has been demonstrated by US researchers.
Popular Mechanics March 2009 Amber Fields	The Window to Energy Saving These color-coated glass or plastic plates with solar cells around the edges could increase the efficiency of existing solar panels by as much as 50 percent.
Chemistry World September 26, 2014 Tim Wogan	Perovskite solar cells show hydrogen production promise A new, highly efficient process for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen has been demonstrated by researchers in Switzerland.
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Tamsin Phillips	Light power for nanobiodevices Scientists in China have created a laser-driven photovoltaic cell that can produce electrical power for nanobiodevices implanted beneath the skin.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	A Better Way To Manufacture Flexible Solar Cells Researchers create technique for making flexible solar cells.
Chemistry World February 24, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	How to measure solar cell efficiency correctly Compounding small mistakes in measuring that efficiency can lead to values up to five times higher than the true reading, says Henry Snaith from the University of Oxford, UK.
Chemistry World November 19, 2013 Jessica Brand	From seaweed to solar cells After years of using platinum, scientists suggest they could one day use extracts from marine plants to replace it in solar cells.
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 Richard Stevenson	First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt Within five years, this company's thin-film solar cells could compete with coal
Chemistry World March 2, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Meteoritic rise of perovskite solar cells under scrutiny over efficiencies The sun has certainly been shining for perovskite solar cells in recent years. First created in 2012, perovskite solar cells have shown great promise as an affordable alternative to other solar technologies.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Solar Cell Teams Plastic and Carbon Researchers have fabricated an inexpensive, plastic-based solar cell that has the potential to be fairly efficient
IEEE Spectrum June 2012 Dave Levitan	The Solar Efficiency Gap Companies continue to push solar-cell efficiency records toward theoretical limits. Are actual production-line solar panels keeping up?
Chemistry World January 31, 2007 Ned Stafford	Making Light Work The photovoltaic industry is nearing a breakthrough point, beyond which production capacity will soar, offering consumers a wide variety of options at much lower prices.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 Travis Hoium	Solar Manufacturers Push Efficiency Chinese manufacturers will introduce new more efficient modules at this week's Intersolar Exhibition.
Technology Research News December 31, 2003	Electroplating boosts solar cells While not yet ready for practical use, researchers find that including titania in solar cell dyes can increase efficiency.
Chemistry World April 6, 2009 Hayley Birch	New dye design for solar cells A new type of dye could improve the lifespan of dye-sensitised solar cells - low-cost photovoltaic cells that can convert sunlight into electricity and thought to be some of the most promising for widespread use.
Industrial Physicist Apr/May 2003 Ineke Malsch	Thin films seek a solar future Despite setbacks, the technology may yet shine.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Sharp Magnifies Its Focus on Solar Four new initiatives could extend the company's manufacturing lead in solar cells. Investors interested in solar should keep an eye on the company.
IEEE Spectrum December 2012 Richard Stevenson	Powerful PVs Approach 50 Percent Efficiency Start-up Solar Junction thinks it has the right recipe in a triple-cell scheme
Chemistry World April 5, 2012	From ink wells to solar cells Until now, none of the materials investigated has managed to achieve the light weight, low-cost and biodegradable properties that are attractive in manufacturing flexible electronics.
Chemistry World October 4, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Perovskite coat gives hybrid solar cells a boost A new candidate has emerged for a low-cost photovoltaic cell, based on an inert alumina scaffold coated with a highly crystalline organometal halide.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Veeco Wants Some CIGS Veeco Instruments stands to benefit from the solar industry's transition to CIGS-enhanced thin-film solar cells. This may be a company to keep an eye on.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Slimmer Solar Grows Up Investment in thin-film solar technology is beginning to take off. While the new thin-films are less efficient than silicon-based solar cells, they can be manufactured much more easily, and expected to be very cost-competitive.
Popular Mechanics March 6, 2008 Emily Masamitsu	Startup Makes Cheap Solar Film Cells ... With an Inkjet Printer Konarka Technologies has successfully manufactured thin solar cells using an inkjet printer.
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Charlie Quigg	An invisible menace for solar cells US chemists have shown that trace impurities - below the sensitivity of standard characterization techniques - can halve the efficiency of bulk heterojunction solar cells.
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Chemistry World November 18, 2015 Nelly Berg	A bright future for silicon solar cell recycling South Korean scientists have developed a sustainable process to reclaim silicon wafers from old solar panels and used the salvaged silicon to build new solar cells.
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