Energy & Green Tech
A research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has developed a method for making an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires. If this is placed on top of a traditional ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
The cost of solar power is beginning to reach price parity with cheaper fossil fuel-based electricity in many parts of the world, yet the clean energy source still accounts for just slightly more than 1 percent of the world's ...
Aug 29, 2016
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Engineering
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that ...
Jan 28, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Two news items about Sunnyvale, California-based Alta Devices drew attention recently.
Energy & Green Tech
Imagine stoplights and cars communicating with each other to optimize the flow of traffic. This isn't science fiction—it's the Internet of Things (IoT), i.e., objects that sense their surroundings and respond via the internet. ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar cells are vital for the green energy transition. They can be used not only on rooftops and solar farms but also for powering autonomous vehicles, such as planes and satellites. However, photovoltaic solar cells are ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Robotics
A new form of flexible photodetector could provide future robots with an electronic skin capable of "seeing" light beyond the range of human vision.
Jul 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Hanergy has launched solar-powered cars and they can be commercialized, in an announcement from Bejing earlier this month.
Engineering
When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too heavy to be feasibly transported by rocket. To address this challenge, ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Engineering
An Army-funded project may boost 5G and mm-Wave technologies, improving military communications and sensing equipment.
Nov 21, 2019
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