Michael Grätzel honoured with the Balzan Prize for New Materials
23-Nov-2009
- Switzerland
The Balzan Prize was awarded to Michael Grätzel (the Science of New Materials) "for his many contributions to the Science of New Materials, and in particular for his invention and development of a new type of photovoltaic solar cell, the Dye Sensitized Cell, commonly known as the Grätzel Cell.
The subject areas change every year and the awards ceremony alternates between Berne and Rome.
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International Balzan Foundation
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