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August 25, 2022 | International, Aerospace

Air Force to install New Mexico-made solar windows

New Mexico-made quantum dots will soon be generating solar electricity at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota under a $750,000 contract awarded to local startup Ubiquitous Quantum Dots.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-08-24/sd-afb-install-new-mexico-solar-windows-7093726.html

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