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Electricity-Generating Transparent Solar Cells Developed

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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2012 — A newly developed transparent polymer solar cell (PSC) capable of generating electricity could bring us a step closer to a future in which windows in buildings and homes generate electricity from the sun without blocking the view outside. PSCs have attracted widespread attention because they are more lightweight and flexible than competing solar cell technologies, and they can be produced in high volume at low cost. Scientists have been investigating PSCs for their potential in making unique advances for broader applications, such as building-integrated photovoltaics (PV) and integrated...Read full article

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    Published: August 2012
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    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
    near-infrared
    The shortest wavelengths of the infrared region, nominally 0.75 to 3 µm.
    photonics
    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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