The near-infrared photoactive polymer absorbs more near-infrared light but is less sensitive to visible light, balancing solar cell performance and transparency in the visible wavelength region.

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For example, iron-gall ink, commonly used on ancient documents, is transparent to infra-red light and most visible in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum.

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Another more visible retailing fortune in the region is that of Micky Jagtiani of the Landmark Group.

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This was visible across a very much broader region, taking in most of Europe (except Spain and Portugal), the Middle East, as well as central and northern Asia.

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He stressed that the idea behind the project is to unite the cultures of the region, especially those of the less visible groups in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile.

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Egypt's new leader made the first foreign visit of his presidency to Saudi Arabia in what is seen as an effort to renew an alliance and offer assurances about his aims as the most visible symbol of the rise of political Islam in the region.

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Yet elsewhere in the region, although recovery may come slowly, it is, after an excruciatingly painful year, at least visible in the distance.

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