http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/21611/?a=f
" ...SiOnyx, a startup based in Beverly, MA, is making a new type of silicon material, dubbed black silicon, which captures nearly all of the sun's light. "It is basically a sponge for light, both visible and infrared," says CEO Stephen Saylor. The material uses the light more effectively, generating hundreds of times more current than conventional silicon. ...