Self-Healing Polymers Prevent Leakage of Lead from Solar Cells
Researchers exposed the solar cells to brutal conditions to simulate worst-case weather scenarios. Adding a self-healing epoxy resin polymer to the cell minimized the leakage of lead from the cell.
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