The photovoltaic industry has experienced enormous growth in recent years. However, for solar-cell technology to become competitive in the long term, both an increase in energy-generating efficiency and a reduction in production costs is required.
Several laser applications for solar-cell production are shown in Figure 1, of which three—hole drilling for back-contacted solar cells, silicon dioxide [...]
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2007 is in the history books and, as tech innovations go, it will be remembered as a fairly significant year.
The biggest tech story of 2007 occurred shortly after the new year when Apple announced the iPhone at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. Like many tech journalists, I covered that story not from San [...]
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