Applied Nanotech has developed a way to make some solar technology cheaper, which could reduce the cost of solar panels. Solar panels are made up of a collection of solar wafers, and the company is attempting to make solar technology cheaper by creating a thinner silicon wafer, and a more efficient way to apply the metallic ink without breaking the wafer. Applied Nanotech has developed a way to literally spray the metallic inks on the wafer without touching it. The risk of breakage is eliminated, and the spray process uses the ink very efficiently with little waste. Even the inks are using cheaper metals. The cut in production costs, in turn, will lead to cheaper solar cells in solar panels.