But the same technique could be applied to other types as well, including quantum-dot and organic solar cells, the researchers say.

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As electrons are point-like, their quantum mechanical behaviour is well known.

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Among other interests he is pursuing for Microsoft are new ways of writing big, complex software packages, as well as new ways to realize superfast, sub-atomic quantum computing.

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