TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Component: The photovoltaic material further comprises an inner electrical conductor (106) disposed on the outer surface of the fiber core. The fiber core is electrically insulative and electrically conductive. The photovoltaic material further comprises a catalytic media disposed between the outer surface of the fiber core and the light-transmissive electrical conductor. The photovoltaic material further comprises a charge carrier material comprising an electrolyte and a redox system. The photoconversion material comprises a heterojunction composite material.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The fiber core comprises metal oxides. The photosensitized nanomatrix material comprises one or more types of interconnected metal oxide nanoparticles. The metal oxide is of formula MxOy. The metal oxide comprises titanium dioxide (TiO2).M = Ti, Zr, W, Nb, La, Ta, Tb, Sn, or Zn;x,y = integers greater than 0Preferred Parameter: The photosensitized nanomatrix material comprises particles with an average size of 2-100 (preferably 10-40) nm.Preferred Method: The metal oxide nanoparticles are interconnected by sintering.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - METALLURGY - Preferred Component: The fiber core comprises metals, and/or metal alloys. The catalytic media comprises platinum.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The fiber core comprises metal oxides. The photosensitized nanomatrix material comprises one or more types of interconnected metal oxide nanoparticles. The metal oxide is of formula MxOy. The metal oxide comprises titanium dioxide (TiO2).M = Ti, Zr, W, Nb, La, Ta, Tb, Sn, or Zn;x,y = integers greater than 0Preferred Parameter: The photosensitized nanomatrix material comprises particles with an average size of 2-100 (preferably 10-40) nm.Preferred Method: The metal oxide nanoparticles are interconnected by sintering.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The photosensitized nanomatrix material comprises a photosensitizing agent comprising a dye, and an organic molecule consisting of xanthines, cyanines, merocyanines, phthalocyanines, or pyrroles. The photoconversion material comprises fullerenes, and/or carbon nanotubes.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The fiber core comprises a flexible polymeric material, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The fiber core comprises flax, cotton, wool, silk, and/or nylon. The fiber core comprises conductive polymers and/or filled polymers. The photoconversion material comprises a photosensitized nanomatrix material comprising nanoparticles. The polymeric linking agent comprises poly(n-butyl titanate). The photoconversion material comprises a conjugated polymer consisting of polythiophenes, polyquinolines, and/or polyphenylene vinylene.Preferred Parameter: The fiber core has a glass transition temperature of less than 300 (preferably 25-150)degreesC.Preferred Method: The metal oxide nanoparticles are interconnected by a polymeric linking agent of formula -(O-M(OR)i-)m-.M = defined as above;R = chemical moieties consisting of acetate, alkyl, alkene, alkyne, aromatic, acyl, and H;i = integer greater than 0;m = integer greater than 1. EXAMPLE - A P25 suspension containing 37.5% solid content was prepared using a microfluidizer and was spin coated on fluorinated tin oxide (SnO2) conducting electrode (15 Omega/cm2) coated glass slide. The TiO2 coated slides were air dried for 15 minutes and heat treated at 150degreesC for 15 minutes. The TiO2 coated conducting glass slide was dipped into a polylinker solution including poly(n-butyl titanate) in n-butanol for 5 minutes to carry out interconnection (polylinking) of nanoparticles. The polylinker solutions used were 0.1 wt % poly(n-butyl titanate), 0.4 wt.% poly(n-butyl titanate), 1 wt.% poly(n-butyl titanate), and 2 wt.% poly(n-butyl titanate). After 5 minutes, the slides were removed from the polylinker solution, air dried for 15 minutes and heat treated in an oven at 150degreesC for 15 minutes to remove solvent. The slides were removed from the oven, cooled to 80 degreesC, and dipped into dye solution in ethanol for 1 hour. The sensitized TiO2 photoelectrodes were removed from dye solution, rinsed with ethanol, and dried over a slide warmer at 40degreesC. The sensitized photoelectrodes were cut into small pieces and sandwiched between platinum coated SnO2:fluorine-transparent conducting glass slides. A liquid electrolyte containing 1 M lithium iodide, 0.05 M iodine, and 1 M t-butyl pyridine in 3-methoxybutyronitrile was applied between the photoelectrode and platinized conducting electrode through capillary action.