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Mining fool's gold for solar

Cyrus Wadia

Technology Review

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/23548/?a=f

Nov 01, 2009

UC Berkeley's Cyrus Wadia is using abundant materials to grow nanocrystals for cheaper photovoltaics. His ultimate goal is to turn pyrite into real treasure: an inexpensive solar cell.