The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin in collaboration with Singulus Technologies have increased the conversion efficiency of screen-printed silicon solar cells to a record value of 20.1%.
Electronics
Optical memory using leaky ferroelectrics?
Scientists probe the optoelectric behaviour of bismuth ferrite at the nanoscale and propose a novel ferroelectric-based memory application.
Energy in Pictures – 2012/1
Energy research in pictures: Advanced Energy Materials covers from January 2012.
Diamond Membranes for Quantum Computing
By using microwave CVD, high quality, single crystal diamond membranes have been epitaxially grown. The resulting material exhibits bright luminescence and good electron spin coherences times, suitable for application in quantum computing.
Corning delivers Gorilla Glass 2 for next-gen devices
Corning claims new Gorilla Glass 2 enables a 20% reduction in device thickness while maintaining exceptional scratch resistance.
BASF builds its “Battery Materials” unit
BASF builds its Battery Materials capabilities with the purchase of Merck’s electrolytes business.
Flexible Paper Robots
Researchers have developed inexpensive robots that can stretch, bend and twist under control, and lift objects 120 times their own weight.
Who wants a defective solar cell?
Professor Bruce Clemens and co-workers have shown that the presence of defects in CZTS solar cells brings about an increase in solar cell efficiency, in contrast to the behavior of classic semiconductor materials. This could lead to the developmemt of a commercially-viable solar cell made of earth- abundant raw materials.
Silky-smooth holograms
A tale of holography, spun from the Bombyx mori silkworm.
An expert look at correlated electrons
Electronic correlations strongly influence the properties of matter and thus are an ideal playground for physicists to explore fundamental aspects of solid state physics.
Popular
-
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
-
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
-
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
-
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
-
“Cosmic vine” discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope
-
The Road to Better Presentation of Data: The Do’s and Don’ts
-
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
-
The dramatic story behind general relativity’s Nobel Prize snub
-
Calculating the true environmental costs of AI
-
Ibuprofen’s effect on red blood cells: A prickly affair