Engineering
Researchers at Florida State University and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are helping build the solar cells of tomorrow by examining how a next-generation material can operate efficiently under real-world conditions ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Just as a superb meal requires the right ingredients prepared expertly, the production of better green fuel alternatives requires combining the right materials and methods. Recently, a team of researchers from China and the ...
Jun 12, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar energy is at the forefront of the global shift toward producing sustainable energy sources and addressing energy poverty. However, the intermittent nature of solar energy limits its use for applications such as IoT ...
Energy & Green Tech
Using green light and a double-layered cell, Ph.D. researcher Riccardo Ollearo has come up with a photodiode that has sensitivity that many can only dream of.
Feb 17, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
People are increasingly trying to grow both food and clean energy on the same land to help meet the challenges of climate change, drought and a growing global population that just topped 8 billion. This effort includes agrivoltaics, ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Hardware
A collaboration between University of Toronto Engineering, Northwestern University and the University of Toledo has resulted in an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with extremely high efficiency and record-setting voltage.
Nov 15, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Mesoscopic dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were invented in 1990s by Brian O'Regan and Michael Grätzel, taking on the latter's name—the world-famous Grätzel cells. DSCs convert light into electricity through photosensitizers—dye ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Finding sustainable sources of renewable energy will help combat climate change and offer consumers access to reliable sources of fuel.
Sep 7, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar panels aren't just for rooftops anymore—some buildings even have these power-generating structures all over their facades. But as more buildings and public spaces incorporate photovoltaic technologies, their monotonous ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers have imagined, designed, and tested an elegant lens device that can efficiently gather light from all angles and concentrate it at a fixed output position. These graded index optics also have applications in areas ...
Jun 27, 2022
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