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Solar cells break 40% Efficiency
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Posted by: mac, on 8/13/2007, in category "Industry - New Technologies"
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Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract: Boeing's Spectrolab, Inc. broke the 40% mark last Dec. but has been outdistanced by more than 2% by a consortium led by the University of Delaware in July 2007.
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