Perovskite and organic solar cells rocketed into space – Science Codex

For the first time, researchers in Germany sent perovskite and organic solar cells on a rocket into space. The solar cells withstood the extreme conditions in space, producing power from direct sunlight and reflective light from the Earth’s surface. The work, published August 12 in the journal Joule, sets the foundation for future near-Earth application as well as potential deep space missions.
One of the goals for space missions is to minimize the weight of equipment that the rocket carries. W…

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