nanowires
Jul 22 2008, Deepa

Solar panels are not new to the world of green technology. But the eco-techie bar is raised with stuff like bendable solar cells. Highly bendable “dye-sensitized” solar cells ((DSCCs) made from zinc oxide nanowire photoelectrodes on plastic substrates...

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