Non-toxic alternative for next-generation solar cells
Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.
Jul 18, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have demonstrated how a non-toxic alternative to lead could form the basis of next-generation solar cells.
Jul 18, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
A floating, solar-powered device that can turn contaminated water or seawater into clean hydrogen fuel and purified water, anywhere in the world, has been developed by researchers.
Nov 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The widespread adoption of battery electric vehicles offers the greatest energy efficiency and potential for CO2 reduction, new analysis by Cambridge engineers has shown.
Jan 25, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Due to the recent improvements in the efficiency with which solar cells made from organic (carbon-based) semiconductors can convert sunlight into electricity, improving the long-term stability of these photovoltaic devices ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Robotics
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasite that have grown resistant to one of the currently-used drugs. This discovery, led by researchers at ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Robotics
Researchers have developed a self-healing robotic gripper for use in soft robotics that is adaptable, recyclable and resilient to damage, thanks to heat-assisted autonomous healing.
Nov 27, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Our lives are already enhanced by AI – or at least an AI in its infancy – with technologies using algorithms that help them to learn from our behaviour. As AI grows up and starts to think, not just to learn, we ask how ...
Feb 6, 2018
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Robotics
A robot "chef" has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned.
May 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A technique based on the principles of MRI has allowed researchers to observe not only how next-generation batteries for large-scale energy storage work, but also how they fail, which will assist in the development of strategies ...
Mar 2, 2020
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Internet
Researchers have shown that the UK's existing copper network cables can support faster internet speeds, but only to a limit. They say additional investment is urgently needed if the government is serious about its commitment ...
Apr 26, 2022
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