Modeling approach reveals attractive alternatives to water splitting towards solar fuels.
Earth and environment
Solar Home Systems for Off-Grid Households
Solar solution comprising solar panels, an in-built battery and several lamps to bring electricity to homes with no access to energy.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – January 2017
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Welcome to the 4th Volume of Advanced Science
The 4th volume of Advanced Science is launched with issue 1.
Arsenic-Free Drinking Water for Just $2 Per Year
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras report a water purification device that is estimated to deliver arsenic-free drinking water to a family of five for just US $2 per year.
Fullerene Modifiers Boost Organic Photovoltaics Efficiency
Researchers demonstrate that a nanometer thin fullerene interfacial layer can effectively improve the organic-metal oxide heterojunction of inverted OPV cells.
Adaptive Architecture for Energy-Saving Buildings
Kiri-kirigami structures are the next generation of origami-based reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials for adaptive architecture and energy-saving buildings.
Phase Affects Phosphate Fertiliser Fate
A team working across Lebanon and France selected 44 different fertilisers available in the eastern Mediterranean region and conducted a speciation study to determine the mineral phases of the trace metals present in each brand.
Floods of Energy from Flowing Water
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The Functions of Chlorine in Aqueous-Processed High-Performance Polymer/CdTe Hybrid Solar Cells
The device performance of aqueous-processed polymer/CdTe hybrid solar cells is dramatically improved after incorporating CdTe nanocrystals with Cl.
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