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 Boeing develops breakthrough solar cell almost twice as efficient as standard modelsBy Ben Kage, December 12 2006
(NewsTarget) The best silicon solar cells on the market convert 22 percent of the sunlight they receive into electricity, but Boeing-Spectrolab has developed a new cell that nearly doubles that number, and other companies are following suit.
Physics limits traditional solar cells to a maximum efficiency of 26 percent, because silicon only interacts with a certain part of the light spectrum. The Boeing cells can achieve an efficiency of 40.7 percent because they contain an extra layer of concentrators...
 Energy Crisis? Let’s Stop Ignoring the ObviousBy Jared Rosen and David Rippe, December 4 2006
(NewsTarget) Many Americans are oblivious to the energy they waste. We don’t see the connection between our lack of energy conservation, cruising around in cars that get poor gas mileage, high fuel prices, wars in the Middle East and global warming. We’re disconnected from the repercussions of our actions and habits. We’ll drive on toward oblivion, complaining all the way.
All Americans could significantly reduce their energy consumption, save lots of money, and reduce pollution at the same time...
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