Cooling down solar cells, naturally
A bright, sunny, cloudless day might seem like the optimal setting for solar cells. But too much sun, and too much heat, can actually reduce the efficiency of photovoltaics.
Nov 29, 2022
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Engineering
New insights into energy loss open doors for up-and-coming solar tech
Organic solar cells are an emerging technology with a lot of promise. Unlike the ubiquitous silicon solar panel, they have the potential to be lightweight, flexible, and present a variety of colors, making them particularly ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Hardware
A novel integrated system of neuromorphic devices
Neuromorphic computing is an information processing model that simulates the efficiency of the human brain with multifunctionality and flexibility. Currently, artificial synaptic devices represented by memristors have been ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Air fryers and pressure cookers: How you can save money on your cooking bills
If you look carefully at the energy vampires in any house, there's one common denominator: heat. This means cooking can be among your biggest costs, along with electric heaters and warming water for washing and radiators. ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers demonstrate new, more energy-efficient devices using gallium nitride
Engineering researchers have created new high-power electronic devices that are more energy efficient than previous technologies. The devices are made possible by a unique technique for "doping" gallium nitride (GaN) in a ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
A relatively new kind of semiconductor, layered atop a mirror-like structure, can mimic the way that leaves move energy from the sun over relatively long distances before using it to fuel chemical reactions. The approach ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Engineers develop new integration route for tiny transistors
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have developed a tiny, transparent and flexible material to be used as a novel dielectric (insulator) component in transistors. The new material would enable what conventional silicon semiconductor ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Chemists pin down the cause for energy losses in high-capacity lithium-ion battery cathodes
An international team, which included Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from France, the United States, and Switzerland, found out why energy losses occur during the charge-discharge cycle in lithium-ion batteries ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Mapping how energy flows in organic solar cells
Efficient and environmentally friendly solar cells are required for a transition to a fossil-free energy supply. Researchers at Linköping University have mapped how energy flows in organic solar cells, something that previously ...
May 17, 2022
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A solution to perovskite solar cell scalability problems
Perovskites are hybrid materials made from metal halides and organic compounds. They have attracted a lot of interest in the field of solar energy because of their light-harvesting capacities combined with a low cost of manufacturing, ...
Apr 21, 2022
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