TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The oxidizable metal consists of 2 wt.% of silver. The solar cells comprise thin film solar cells that comprise materials consisting of amorphous silicon, microcrystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium selenide, copper indium/gallium diselenide, light absorbing dyes, and organic semiconductors.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The reducing agent comprises materials consisting of hydroquinones, phenidone, formic acid, citric acid, ascorbic acid, polysaccharides, primary amines, secondary amines, lithium aluminum hydride, aldehydes, formaldehyde, diboranes, dimethylaminoborane, iron metal, reducing sugars, glucose, Grignard reagents, hypophosphorous acid, hydrazine, hydroxylamines, lithium amide, lithium borohydride, calcium hydride, sodium amide, zinc metal, triethylsilane, silanehydrides, acrylamides, poly(acrylamides), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), dimethyl formamide, polyols, glycols, glycerol, sodium dithionate, sodium sulfide and pyrocatechol. The unsaturated heterocyclic compounds consist of 1H-benzotriazole, non-2H-substituted benzotriazoles, imidazole and imidazole derivatives. The UV absorbers consist of 2-H substituted benzotriazole derivatives. The thermal stabilizers consist of octylphenol and butylated hydroxytoluene. The chelating agents consist of ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid, ethylenediamine monoacetic acid, ethylenediamine diacetic acid, ethylenediamine triacetic acid, ethylene diamine, tris(2-aminoethyl) amine, and diethylenetriaminepentacetic acid.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The polymer encapsulant comprises polymers consisting of ethylene acid copolymers, ionomers of ethylene acid copolymers, poly(vinyl butyral) polymer, poly(ethylene vinyl acetates), poly(vinyl acetals), polyurethanes, polyvinylchlorides, polyethylenes, polyolefin block copolymer elastomers, poly( alpha -olefin-co- alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester) copolymers, silicone elastomers, epoxy resins, polyimides and fluoropolymer resins.