Larry Lee led a new study that could boost the efficiency of consumer solar panels by 50%. (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Larry Lee led a new study that could boost the efficiency of consumer solar panels by 50%.

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Silicon solar panels are reaching their technological limit, but researchers are experimenting by combining silicon with other materials to squeeze more energy out of sunlight. Electrical and computer engineering professor Larry Lee led a new study that could boost the efficiency of consumer solar panels by 50%.

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