Energy & Green Tech
Recent extreme weather events have underscored the need to cut the CO₂ emissions that are driving up global temperatures. This requires a rapid transition of the energy economy to renewable energy sources, the cheapest ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Solar cells will doubtless play a significant part in a sustainable energy future. Polymer solar cells (PSCs) specifically provide an excellent option because they are cheap to produce and can be both flexible and semitransparent. ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Transparent conductors are essential for many devices, such as touch screens and solar cells. Copper iodide (CuI) can conduct electricity while staying see-through but is not as good as some other materials. Researchers from ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Fascinating opportunities are emerging from a new class of materials named two-dimensional (2-D) semiconductors, which are only one atom thick. 2-D materials are poised to have a bright future in the electronics and optoelectronics ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Computer models are an important tool for studying how the brain makes and stores memories and other types of complex information. But creating such models is a tricky business. Somehow, a symphony of signals—both biochemical ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Turning away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to avert an environmental crisis due to global warming. Both industry and academia have been focusing heavily on hydrogen as a feasible clean alternative. Hydrogen is ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS solar cells have struggled to achieve a high conversion efficiency. To ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar cells and light sensing technologies could be made more efficient by taking advantage of an unusual property due to deformations and defects in their structures.
Jul 29, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
Teaching a computer to behave like a zebrafish wasn't Martin Haesemeyer's goal.
Aug 28, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
For traditional semiconductor materials and devices, controlling the distribution of electrical doping to build an internal electric field is a common method to enhance carrier extraction efficiency. Therefore, electrical ...
Mar 29, 2024
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A cell type is a distinct morphological or functional form of cell. When a cell switches state from one cell type to another, it undergoes cellular differentiation. A complete list of distinct cell types in the adult human body may include about 210 distinct types.
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