Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The unique scientific equipment "Ekran-M" has been installed on the International Space Station (ISS). The equipment was developed at the A.V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB RAS.

"Ekran-M" was placed on the outer surface of the ISS by Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Alexei Zubritsky with the support of Oleg Platonov.
The "Ekran-M" equipment will allow the creation of semiconductor multilayer materials in space vacuum using molecular beam epitaxy.
The experiment focuses on the technology of creating ultra-pure gallium arsenide films - a key material for the production of solar batteries and in microelectronics. The "Ekran-M" installation was delivered to orbit in September 2025 by the Progress MS-32 cargo ship.
No similar studies are being conducted anywhere else in the world.
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