Building efficient and thermally stable perovskite solar cells using Ti₃C₂TₓMXene
A new generation of cheap, sustainable and efficient solar cells is a step closer, thanks to scientists at The University of Queensland.
Oct 6, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers find solar photovoltaics benefits outweigh costs
Over the past decade, the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays has fallen rapidly. But at the same time, the value of PV power has declined in areas that have installed significant PV generating capacity. Operators of ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Offshore wind power now so cheap it could pay money back to consumers
The latest round of offshore wind farms to be built in the UK could reduce household energy bills by producing electricity very cheaply.
Jul 27, 2020
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Automotive
Mean streets: Self-driving cars will 'cruise' to avoid paying to park
If you think traffic in city centers is bad now, just wait until self-driving cars emerge on the scene, cruising around to avoid paying hefty downtown parking fees.
Jan 31, 2019
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Think GameStop is wild? Meet Dogecoin, the meme-inspired digital currency that began as a joke and is now worth billions
For a minute there, it looked like Ronny Maali had struck it rich—relatively speaking.
Feb 4, 2021
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A technique to improve both fairness and accuracy in artificial intelligence
For workers who use machine-learning models to help them make decisions, knowing when to trust a model's predictions is not always an easy task, especially since these models are often so complex that their inner workings ...
Jul 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Benefits of heat pumps detailed in new report
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Desktop 3-D printing in metal or ceramics
These spur gears—seen here with a euro cent coin for scale—have been produced in stainless steel to a space standard of quality using nothing more than an off-the-shelf desktop 3-D printer.
Dec 1, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy
Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could ...
Sep 6, 2017
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Tax rebates for solar power ineffective for low-income Americans, but study finds a different incentive works
When a new consumer technology makes its debut, whether it's a smartphone or an electric car, its adoption rate typically follows a predictable path. The first buyers come from a narrow slice of high-income users or tech ...
Nov 16, 2022
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