Urchin writes "The quality of sunlight varies depending on where you live, but off the shelf solar cells are all identical. A new solar cell designed by UK firm Quantasol is easily tuned to adapt to the local light conditions, which boosts it's long term performance. It's short-term performance isn't bad though — the single junction solar cell has a peak efficiency greater than any previous device, beating a world record that's stood for 21 years.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17401-recordbreaking-solar-cells-are-tailored-to-their-location.html"
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