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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b> <br>
<b>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableCenter -->Date of Report (Date of
Earliest Event Reported): <b>August 1, 2006</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></b><br>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlHTMLTableCenter -->Registrant&#146;s telephone number,
including area code: <b>(303) 420-1141</b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Former name or
former address, if changed since last report</font></p>

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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Wingdings" style="font-size:10.0pt;">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<br>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to
Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<br>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<br>
<font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">I</font></b><b>tem 8.01&#160;&#160; Other Events.</b></p>

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August 1, 2006, Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press
release titled &#147;Ascent Solar Hires Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing.&#148;&#160; A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Financial Statements and
Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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Exhibits</font></p>

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following exhibits are filed herewith:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated August 1, 2006, issued by Ascent
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized. </font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Ascent
Solar Hires Sr. Vice President of Manufacturing</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August 1, 2006
(Littleton, CO) - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ CAPITAL:ASTIU,
BSE:AKC/U) today announced Dr. Prem Nath has joined the company as Sr. Vice
President of Manufacturing.&#160; Dr. Nath brings
over 25 years of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) product development and
manufacturing experience to Ascent Solar.&#160;
Dr. Nath is also a named inventor on over fifty issued U.S. patents for PV
processes, products, and materials.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prior to joining Ascent
Solar, Dr. Nath&#146;s entire professional career was dedicated to the successful
product development and transition to manufacturing of thin-film amorphous
silicon PV products for United Solar Ovonic (Uni-Solar), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Most recently he served as United
Solar Ovonic&#146;s Vice President, Product Manufacturing and Development.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ascent Solar CEO and
President, Matthew Foster, stated &#147;Ascent Solar is pleased to have Dr. Nath
join our team. He is clearly one of the industry&#146;s pioneers and we are
extremely fortunate to have Dr. Nath lead our manufacturing operations. His
expertise will be invaluable as we scale-up roll-to-roll manufacturing
processes for the next generation of thin-film PV on plastics.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In addition to the
opportunity to work on one of the latest PV technologies, Dr. Nath stated &#147;the
Ascent Solar thin-film technology platform on plastics provides great
versatility in product applications and many manufacturing cost benefits.&#160; I am looking forward to the new challenges and
the opportunity to playing a part in defining the future direction of the PV
industry.&#148;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ascent Solar is currently
building a 1.5 megawatt (500 kW per shift) annual capacity production facility
to primarily serve the Space and High Altitude Airship (HAA) market.&#160; Dr. Nath will immediately assume
responsibilities for bringing this manufacturing facility on-line.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July 25, 2006, Ascent
Solar announced that it is leading an industry and academia team in pursuit of
a <i>Solar America Initiative</i> program grant
with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the development of
terrestrial PV systems. &#160;If Ascent Solar
and its team receive a grant, Dr. Nath will also lead the initial planning and
development of a new large-scale manufacturing facility targeting the
terrestrial market applications.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">About Ascent Solar
Technologies:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ascent Solar
Technologies, Inc. is a developer of state of the art, thin-film photovoltaic
materials and modules and is located in Littleton, Colorado.&#160; Please visit our website for additional
information at www.ascentsolar.com.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements in this press
release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute &#147;forward-looking
statements.&#148; Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the Company&#146;s actual
operating results to be materially different from any historical results or
from any future results expresses or implied by such forward-looking
statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe these risks and
uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements that contain terms such
as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;belief,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; to be uncertain and forward-looking. The
forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other
risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in the Company&#146;s
filings with Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Contact:</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PR Financial Marketing LLC</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jim Blackman, 713-256-0369 (Investor Relations)</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">jimblackman@prfinancialmarketing.com</font></p>

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