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Solar Cells

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The first practical solar cell, invented at Bell Labs in 1954, had an efficiency of only 6%—today's best commercial cells exceed 20%.

Why this is interesting

Every day, the Sun bathes Earth with enough energy in one hour to power the entire world for a year. Yet we capture only a tiny fraction of it—solar cells are the key to unlocking that vast potential.