Carnegie Institution for Science Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:09:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Cells and LEDs Get an Extra Boost from Silicon https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-cells-leds-get-extra-boost-silicon-20141121/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-cells-leds-get-extra-boost-silicon-20141121/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:09:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50291 US scientists discovered the ability of a special form of silicon to both conduct electricity, and absorb and emit light. The unique property of the element makes it extremely suitable for use in new generation solar cells and LED lights. This form of silicon is not the one that we find in great abundance in […]

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