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Word: semiconductors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Bell Solar Battery resembles a miniature xylophone. It is made of wafer-thin strips of specially treated silicon, linked in series. Silicon is a semiconductor, i.e., under certain conditions it can be made to carry electricity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Solar Batteries | 5/3/1954 | See Source »

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