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Record efficiency for Solar cells
On Science Daily an article of Solar cells with an efficiency over 40 percent, i.e. more than 40 percent of the sunlight received is converted into electricity. This development is important, both for space settlements and terrestrial energy supply.
Improved nanomaterials for more efficient solar cells
On Science Daily there is an interesting article on the structure of quantum dots. Better understanding of this structure would lead to more efficient solar cells, wich of great importance for space settlements.