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Hovering solar cells

Nature Materials volume 14, pages 964–966 (2015)Cite this article

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Ultrathin, flexible and lightweight perovskite solar cells with improved stability in air can now power model airplanes for several hours.

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Figure 1: Ultrathin solar cells.
Figure 2: Solar-powered unmanned airplane.

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