Researchers at Northwestern University just unveiled a new solar cell that can be manufactured for less money using fewer harmful elements. Inorganic chemist Mercouri G. Kanatzidis and Robert P. H. Chang collaborated to create a perovskite crystal solar panel that replaces harmful lead with tin – a less expensive and more environmentally friendly material.
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