Scientists have invented a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into electrical energy, even on a cloudy day.

科学家们发明了一种以塑料太阳能电池来把太阳光的能量转换成电能的方法，即使是在阴天的时候也可以做到。

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A standard LSC is made of a sheet of plastic containing molecules of dye and stretched within a frame that is, in effect, a single long, thin solar cell.

一个标准的LSC是由一张包含染色分子的胶质物填充的支架构成的。

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And, the creation of that plastic solar cell could change the requirements for the manufacturing of organic printed electronics.

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The total thickness of a completely plastic solar cell is in the range of one micrometer, which is 100 times thinner than a human hair.

FORBES: New Technique Creates First Plastic Solar Cell

That plastic solar cell was created through a special program at Georgia Tech called the Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics (COPE), which studies the use and development of printed electronics.

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