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20240617N Bendable solar cell

Perovskite cells are thin and flexible, which means they can be installed on building walls, windows and other locations not suited for conventional solar panels. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

KOHEI YAMADA and MAO KAWANO, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Canon has developed a protective material that could double the life of bendable solar cells to between 20 and 30 years, in a boon to Japan's push to commercialize the new technology.

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