New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.
Energy
New agreement to build high-performance solar cells
Dow Corning and Crystal Solar will work together to support the latter’s breakthrough monocrystalline manufacturing approach.
Nanowire photovoltaics could give energy generation a big boost
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown how nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells.
Flexible ITO-Free Polymer Solar Cells
Many efficient polymer solar cells include ITO. Yet this material is not well-suited for large-scale production.
Book Review: Principles of Solar Cells, LEDs and Diodes
Professor Roland Scheer reviews Adrian Kitai’s book on the principles of the PN junction.
CIGS solar cells from Empa break efficiency record
Thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils have new electricity generation efficiency of 20.4%.
Nanoscale materials derived from snails' teeth
Assistant professor David Kisailus studies the chiton, a marine snail found off the coast of California, to develop nanoscale materials for energy applications.
Bioinspired polymer is steam powered
Polymer film developed in Langer lab could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Polymer electrolyte films for energy applications
MIT researchers change film morphologies by making simple changes in LbL assembly conditions.
EDF select Hardide Coatings for nuclear power station work
Company chosen to extend life of boiler steam valves at Hinkley B nuclear power station in UK.
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