<ul><li>Organic photovoltaic solar cells have shown potential in withstanding harsh space environments.</li><li>Researchers at the University of Michigan discovered that organic photovoltaics could resist high-energy radiation and sub-atomic particle bombardments.</li><li>This challenges the belief that these devices degrade under conditions encountered by spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.</li><li>If verified, organic photovoltaics could become a competitor to traditional thin-film solar technologies in space applications.</li></ul>

Organic photovoltaic solar cells could withstand harsh space environments

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