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More-Powerful Solar Cells from University Research – 1366 Technologies

March 27, 2008 /

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A new kind of solar cell is 27 percent more efficient without being more expensive to make.

An MIT researcher has found a way to significantly improve the efficiently of an important type of silicon solar cells while keeping costs about the same. The technology is being commercialized by a startup in Lexington, MA, called 1366 Technologies http://1366tech.com/ , which today announced its first round of funding. Venture capitalists invested $12.8 million in the company.

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