This makes dye-based cells more flexible than silicon ones .

这个特性使染料电池比硅光电池更加灵活。

They may not even be made of silicon .

它们甚至可能不是用硅制做的。

Silicon is a natural candidate for such measurements .

硅是进行这项测量的天然候选者。

It absorbs light energy more efficiently than silicon .

它能比硅有效地吸收光能。

It 's another manufactured marvel of silicon and plastic .

它是另一个硅和塑料的工程奇迹。