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Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Panels Named a TIME Magazine Best Invention

One of six ‘green' inventions to be recognized in this year's list

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. announced that its flexible CIGS solar panels were named one of TIME’s 50 Best Inventions of 2011. Ascent’s technology was one of six ‘green’ inventions to be recognized in this year’s list, featured in the Nov. 28 TIME issue. For each of the past 10 years, TIME has recognized the top 50 breakthroughs in science, technology and the arts. Previous honorees have included the iPad, Nissan Leaf, 3-D cameras, and the world’s first synth...

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