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Making solar cells more weatherproof: Researchers discover why humidity causes perovskite cells to fail
Dr. Tim Kelly calls it "the magic of science"—when what you think is going to happen doesn't, but what you learn in the process promises to inform advances in a new type of solar cell. Solar cells, which convert sunlight ...
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How non-toxic and efficient solar cells can be produced
Large-scale production of organic solar cells with high efficiency and minimal environmental impact. This can now be made possible through a new design principle developed at Linköping University, Sweden. In the study, published ...
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Seawater desalination advance could benefit billions of people
A novel approach to make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people worldwide.
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Scientists produce world's first carbon-14 diamond battery with potential lifespan of thousands of years
Scientists and engineers from the University of Bristol and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) have successfully created the world's first carbon-14 diamond battery.
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Smart windows could be the next big thing in renewable heating
World energy demand is continuing to soar as cities grow, technology advances and industries develop. Buildings make up about 30%-40% of the total—even more than industry or transport. This comes largely from heating, cooling ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Better ways to recover metals needed for technology from electronic waste could benefit the environment and human health
Our increasing reliance on technology is placing pressure on the global supply of materials that are essential for manufacturing electronic devices. Raw materials are being mined to cover the demand for smartphones, laptops, ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Proton batteries: An innovative option for the future of energy storage
A team of scientists at UNSW Chemistry have successfully developed an organic material that is able to store protons—and they have used it to create a rechargeable proton battery in the lab.
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy strategy could help advance low-carbon road transport while keeping it economically competitive
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have presented a concept for decarbonizing transport while keeping it economically competitive. Increasing the utilization of carbon dioxide from biogas plants plays an important ...
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Engineering
Unified testing protocol could improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices
Flexible portable devices, also known as FlexPVs, have great potential in multiple applications. For example, wearable technology, intelligent fabrics, curved surfaces such as car roofs or lightweight applications such as ...
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Engineering
Scalable technique enhances 2D layer formation in solar cells
Solar cells based on perovskites, a class of materials with advantageous optoelectronic properties, have recently achieved power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) comparable to those of some silicon-based photovoltaics. Moreover, ...
Engineering
Origami packaging technology offers sustainable alternatives to conventional materials
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, in collaboration with Aalto University and Finnish industrial partners, has developed a new technology for shaping cardboard in a unique continuous process to create reel-to-reel, ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Tandem solar cells made from perovskite and organic material break efficiency record
Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. A team led by physicist Dr. Felix Lang from the University of Potsdam, Prof. Lei Meng ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Experts reveal how technological advances could use the sun to source hydrogen fuel
In the future, we could fuel the world with sunlight and water—using sunlight to derive hydrogen fuel from H2O. Currently, most hydrogen that's used as feedstock and fuel is derived from natural gas, and therefore doesn't ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Jet zero? Why net zero in aviation can't get off the ground
The airline industry is on course to miss its 2050 net zero target for aviation. Passenger numbers continue to soar, while alternatives to fossil fuels remain underdeveloped. Missing this target matters because aviation contributes ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Engineering
Study introduces new approaches to engineer stable and robust perovskite solar cells
Perovskites are materials with advantageous optoelectronic properties that could be used to develop more affordable photovoltaics (PVs). While in recent years engineers were able to significantly improve the power-conversion ...
Engineering
Engineers develop filter-free microbubble air purification system inspired by human respiratory tract
A research team has developed an eco-friendly air purification system using microbubble filters instead of conventional solid filters.
Dec 2, 2024
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Engineering
Enhanced 3D electrode design stores electricity four times faster than before
A new 3D design for electrodes enables the Battolyser, a battery and electrolyzer in one, to store twice the amount of electricity it could previously hold and do so four times faster. Researchers from Delft University of ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he'd be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as captain of a sailboat that instead uses the wind's clean energy to transport goods across ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists predict bright future for fly ash in water treatment
The world has the potential today to sustainably manage nearly one billion tons of ash waste it produces every year and turn it into a useful material for water treatment applications, according to a study by scientists from ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Study offers holistic definition of sustainable aviation
In his sustainable aviation course, aerospace engineering professor Phil Ansell asked, "What does sustainability look like integrated to a system engineering process?" One of his student's answers became a new definition ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar-powered cookers improving the daily lives of communities in Rwanda
Coventry University researchers are easing access to cooked food in Rwanda by introducing solar-powered cookers to households with limited energy access.
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Waste oil to wonder material: Transforming trash into supercapacitor gold
Amid an escalating global energy crisis, the need for high-performance energy storage solutions is more pressing than ever. Supercapacitors, known for their fast charge/discharge rates and longer cycle life compared to traditional ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Creating biohydrogen from wood waste
Up to now, wood waste has had to be disposed of at great expense and, at best, has been used to generate energy in incineration plants. Fraunhofer researchers are now using this valuable resource to produce biohydrogen in ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power
Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines.
Dec 1, 2024
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