Suntech Power is currently pursuing thin film technology, a low cost PV technology that involves depositing several thin layers of silicon or more complex materials on a substrate such as glass to make a PV cell.

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Recently a company from Utah called Millenniata has introduced an optical disc technology utilizing a disc in which the data is etched (or engraved) into a ceramic substrate rather than stamped on plastic like conventional optical discs.

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This ceramic substrate will not react with oxygen or moisture and is not damaged by temperatures that would significantly warp a conventional plastic optical disc.

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