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Coating Processes Boost Performance of Solar Cells
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
While working on Glenn Research Centerfunded projects, scientist Maria Faur invented a process for coating solar cells that both significantly reduces production costs and increases cell efficiency. Faur_s company, North Olmstead, Ohio-based SPECMAT Inc., has licensed the process to a company that believes it could revolutionize the solar energy industry.