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Space Mission Tests NREL Perovskite Solar Cells

The latest test will evaluate the potential use of perovskite solar cells in space and assess the durability of materials used in those cells.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

On a clear night, Kaitlyn VanSant will be able to watch her work whiz by. Knowing the success of her project, however, will have to wait until her tiny, temporary addition to the International Space Station returns to Earth. “My family and I have definitely been looking up at night more frequently,” said VanSant, who earned her doctorate from the Colorado School of Mines in materials science last year. Now a postdoctoral researcher with NASA, VanSant holds a unique collaborative app...

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