Sunny days for silicon.

• Autores: Steven Ashley
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 2, 2008, págs. 32-33
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article reports on the efforts of Emanuel Sachs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who has founded the company 1366 Technologies to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. The company uses a proprietary process to produce silver wires that are thinner than the industry standard, using less silver while generating more current from the silicon. INSET: Silicon Price Cuts.