Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells could find many new uses.READ MORE

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells could find many new uses.: Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or even on a sheet of paper or a helium balloon. Researchers have now demonstrated just such a technology: the thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced.