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Solar cell breakthrough claimed

A breakthrough in solar cell technology promises to make solar power a cost-competitive energy option and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil. With funding from the Department of Energy, Boeing-Spectrolab has managed to create a solar cell with 40.7... Read more
Published Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:30 PM by KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News

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Abolitionist wrote on December 8, 2006 1:47 AM

40.7% efficiency is incredible!

hopefully it will double in the near future.

4% was state of the art 50 years ago.

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