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As a child growing up in Harare, Zimbabwe, Emmie Chiyindiko would often make-believe that she was a cartoon superhero from ‘Captain Planet and the Planeteers’. “In my head, I was one of the Planeteers.” Today, the 28 year old Chemistry PhD student at the University of the Free State is making waves internationally with her cutting-edge research in next-generation solar cells.

Imagine turbocharged solar cells that are three times cheaper to make and produce 40% more energy than conventional solar cells. And imagine that these cells can generate high amounts of energy even under low-light conditions, making solar a more reliable and stable form of energy. With her innovative research in these cells,

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