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Article: SCIENTISTS BUILD MINISCULE SOLAR CELLS TO POWER MICROSCOPIC MACHINES
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- November 7, 2008
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Washington, Nov. 07 -- (ANI): Scientists have successfully tested the tiniest solar cells ever built, which can act as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines for detecting dangerous chemicals and toxins.In a new study, scientists have shed light on an inch-long array of 20 of these cells, each one about a quarter the size of a lowercase "o" in a standard 12-point font. Xiaomei Jiang, who led the study at the University of South Florida, said that the cells were made of an organic polymer and were joined together in an experiment aimed at proving their ability to power tiny devices that can be used to detect ...