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Headlined to H4 1/19/13

Flexible Film Solar Cells Take New World Record for Efficiency

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In a remarkable feat, scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. The cells are based on CIGS semiconducting material (copper indium gallium (di)selenide) known for its potential to provide cost-effective solar electricity. The technology is currently awaiting scale-up for industrial applications.

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Just for comparison and a sort of gut feeling by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 at 3:52:37 PM
This from the "just in" link at sciencedaily.com: by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Jan 19, 2013 at 4:23:31 PM