Electronics & Semiconductors
Damage from adding electrical contacts to sensitive semiconductors can be mitigated using a buffer layer and optimized deposition.
Nov 30, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The variety of humble algae that cover the surface of ponds and seas could hold the key to boosting the efficiency of artificial photosynthesis, allowing scientists to produce more energy and lower waste in the process.
Oct 18, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) used the mathematical method called automatic differentiation to find the optimal fit of experimental data up to four times faster. This research can be applied ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Software
Google is updating critical features for the millions of drivers who depend on its technology to help them get around.
Sep 24, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In any form of energy conversion—even with something as green as solar panels—extra heat is generated. But with up to 72 percent of it left unused, there's also great potential to harvest electricity from that waste.
Sep 21, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have developed a new technology which could enable lithium batteries to be replaced with more sustainable alternatives.
Aug 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In simulations and experiments, researchers demonstrate that introducing tiny nanoscale texturing on the surfaces of materials in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells can significantly increase efficiency by reducing the ...
Jul 27, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered a method which will allow for faster communication systems and better energy saving electronics.
Jun 21, 2021
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Engineering
The big holes in Swiss cheese help make it a tasty treat. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are adding tiny, Swiss-cheese-type holes to components to improve ...
Jun 18, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
An electrode coating just one molecule thick can significantly enhance the performance of an organic photovoltaic cell, KAUST researchers have found. The coating outperforms the leading material currently used for this task ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge. The electric charge that flows is carried by, for example, mobile electrons in a conductor, ions in an electrolyte or both in a plasma.
The SI unit of electric current intensity is the ampere. Electric current is measured using an ammeter.
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