Energy & Green Tech
A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) research team has gained new insights about heat pump water heaters (HPWHs), an energy-efficient technology that extends the benefits of heat pumps to the task of warming domestic ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A group of scientists at Empa has pushed the efficiency of flexible solar cells to a new limit. Independent measurements revealed an efficiency of 21.4 percent when these types of solar cells convert light into electricity. ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Silicon-based solar modules dominate the current market. However, they are expensive and have a high carbon footprint.
Aug 23, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Many traditional industrial processes generate heat that is normally released into the atmosphere but that could be reused. In production processes such as smelting, iron and steel, paper or cement, between 35 and 50 percent ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Engineering
Modern devices that use lithium ion batteries, like smartphones and electric cars, seem pretty robust. But try to use one in extreme heat or cold, and you'll see how susceptible they are to malfunctions and low performance ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Is it easier to check that a solution to a problem is correct than it is to solve the problem?
Aug 12, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Windows are the most significant heat exchange channel between buildings and the outside environment, accounting for 50% of the energy inflow/lost from buildings. The use of windows for energy efficiency and power generation ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs) are demonstrated to be improved via the microstructure morphology fine-tuning of active layer films. Thanks to the appealing advantages like light weight, ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve their performance. The advance greatly increases energy efficiency ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Tossing worn-out solar panels into landfills may soon become electronics waste history.
Jun 24, 2021
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