New material points toward highly efficient solar cells
A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need to use lead, which has been a major roadblock for this technology.
Nov 12, 2019
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News tagged with next generation
Energy & Green Tech
One-dimensional Anderson insulators predicted to host the bulk photovoltaic effect
Materials in which electrons are strongly localized are promising for use in next-generation solar cells and optoelectronic devices, calculations by a RIKEN theoretical physicist and a collaborator have indicated.
May 27, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Creating the next generation of Li ion batteries
A breakthrough in the design of lithium ion batteries could lead to the next generation of safer more reliable solid-state power cells.
Dec 16, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Bending an organic semiconductor can boost electrical flow
Slightly bending semiconductors made of organic materials can roughly double the speed of electricity flowing through them and could benefit next-generation electronics such as sensors and solar cells, according to Rutgers-led ...
Dec 03, 2019
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Robotics
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
Researchers have developed a next-generation bionic hand that allows amputees to regain their proprioception. The results of the study, which have been published in Science Robotics, are the culmination of ten years of robotics ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
New research looks beyond carbon efficiency to improve advanced biofuel strategy development
Conventional wisdom in biofuels research holds that carbon efficiency is the most important factor for determining promising strategies for the production of biofuels. For researchers, this means that the more carbon in the ...
Oct 15, 2018
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Automotive
Mercedes, NVIDIA to develop new automated driving system
Four days after shelving an autonomous vehicle agreement with BMW, Mercedes has announced a deal to work with chip and software maker NVIDIA.
Jun 23, 2020
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Business
CEO of German business software group SAP steps down
Bill McDermott, the American chief executive of massive German business software maker SAP, will quit after a decade in charge, the company said in a surprise statement Friday.
Oct 11, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
British farm moo-ves into new tech with 5G collars on cows
On the dairy farm of the future, the cows are going wireless.
Sep 04, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Power-generating material for organic photovoltaics
Toyobo Co., Ltd. and the French government research institute CEA have succeeded in making trial organic photovoltaic (OPV) small cells on a glass substrate with the world's best conversion efficiency in a dim room. The team ...
Mar 25, 2020
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