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The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Dan Bloom	Is the Price of Power Getting You Down? Nanotechnology may dramatically lower solar cell production costs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Jack Uldrich	BASF's Smaller Focus Nanotechnology is poised to recharge the world of plastics products. If you are looking for a relatively safe way to profit at least modestly from this emerging field, BASF is a good company to consider.
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Technology Research News March 12, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Cheap solar power on deck Researchers from the University of California at Santa Barbara have come up with a new type of solar cell that may be much less expensive to manufacture than today's solar cells and can be improved to be nearly as efficient.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Otis Port	Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry.
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Popular Mechanics March 2009 Amber Fields	The Window to Energy Saving These color-coated glass or plastic plates with solar cells around the edges could increase the efficiency of existing solar panels by as much as 50 percent.
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IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Peter Fairley	Plastic Solar Cells Roll Into Unlit Villages Printed roll-to-roll organic PVs may not be the most powerful, but they're cheap. A scientist at Denmark's Riso National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy has found a cheap way to integrate LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and ultrathin lithium batteries into a potentially life-saving lamp.
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InternetNews April 21, 2006 David Needle	Microsoft Buys into Sun Microsoft installs the largest solar panel system at its Silicon Valley Campus.
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Fast Company February 2004 Abby Schultz	Nanotech Solar Cells, in Camouflage Colors Flexible plastic, the sun, and new freedom from battery packs.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames	Nanotechnology delivers military power The Army is looking for a 21st century battlesuit, one that stops bullets, detects chemical and biological agents, monitors a wounded soldier's vital signs, administers basic first aid, and communicates with headquarters. Nanotechnology could provide the answer.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Jack Uldrich	Solar's Long-Term Forecast Is Sunny Since the beginning of the year, solar stocks have gone bone-chillingly cold. But, a rough start to 2008 doesn't diminish the sector's long-term potential.
Technology Research News March 10, 2004 Eric Smalley	Red wine mends solar cells Researchers from the University of Toledo have found a way to increase energy production using red wine.
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Popular Mechanics October 13, 2008 Alex Hutchinson	Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper.
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Technology Research News December 3, 2003	Layers promise cheap storage Princeton University and Hewlett-Packard Laboratories researchers have constructed a very low cost data storage device from plastic and silicon that can potentially store one hundred megabits of information per square centimeter.
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InternetNews January 16, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Big Memory, Itty-Bitty Chips Intel's experiments with nanotechnology grow, as it collaborates with Nanosys on future chips.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Cutting Down Solar Costs New slicing method for germanium reduces waste, could lower costs of higher-efficiency solar cells.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Toby Shute	Innovation Series: Solar Energy Over the next several years, industry analysts peg the growth of the solar market at around 50% per annum. Read on for an overview of this fast-growing sector.
Chemistry World February 6, 2006 Jon Evans	Head-to-Tail Monomers Improve Solar Cell Efficiency A team of researchers found that the P3HT polymer chains stacked together more tightly in high RR films, which made them absorb more light and let electrons travel more easily through them.
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IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Neil Savage	Nanowire Silicon Solar Cell for Powering Small Circuits A new type of solar cell made from a nanometer-scale wire might one day provide an on-chip power source for nanoelectronic devices or run microscopic robots, say scientists.
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National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings.
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