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Energy
Spicing up solar power
With the help of thin-film technologies, researchers have now been able to turn solar cells into colorful creations.
Reducing defects in heterogeneous oxides
Electrical conductivity increased by as much as a factor of 50.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Researchers watch chalcopyrite solar cells grow in real time
Team manage to observe growth of thin-film solar cells in real time and to study the formation and degradation of defects that compromise efficiency.
Swedish Energy Agency provides $6M loan to Sol Voltaics
Loan will further the commercial development of Solink nanomaterial.
Uncovering the secrets of lithium ion batteries
Researchers have obtained clear, crisp atomic images of an li-ion battery electrode during charging.
Molecular database for solar cell researchers
Researchers release massive database of molecules that might be useful in organic solar cells.
New material for low-platinum catalysis
Platinum-nickel nano-octahedra save 90 percent platinum.
3D printing can produce lithium-ion microbatteries
Novel application of 3D printing could enable the development of miniaturized medical implants, compact electronics, tiny robots, and more.
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