Dr. Scott Watkins, CSIRO Australia (IMAGE) CSIRO Australia Caption Future Manufacturing Flagship's Dr Scott Watkins holds a sample sheet of flexible solar cells. Flexible plastic solar cells are much cheaper and more efficient to produce, and have the potential to replace silicon in the next generation of solar collectors. Credit CSIRO Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.