Scientists just broke the record for the highest efficiency solar cell - Interesting Engineering

A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has created a solar cell with a record efficiency of 39.5 percent under 1-sun global illumination.

The solar scene is being illuminated. And it's blinding. A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a solar cell with a record eff… [+2692 chars]

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