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One In, Two Out: Simulating More Efficient Solar Cells
January 28, 2013 — Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer ... > full story -
Just Add Water: How Scientists Are Using Silicon to Produce Hydrogen on Demand
January 22, 2013 — Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, without the need for light, heat or electricity, according to new ... > full story -
Nanowires Fuel Breakthrough for Solar Energy
January 18, 2013 — Nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells. Research on solar cell nanowires is on the rise globally. Until now the unattained dream figure was ten per cent efficiency -- ... > full story -
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Thin Film Solar Cells: New World Record for Solar Cell Efficiency
January 18, 2013 — In a remarkable feat, scientists have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record efficiency of 20.4% for converting sunlight into electricity. The cells are based on ... > full story -
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Photovoltaics Beat Biofuels at Converting Sun's Energy to Miles Driven
January 17, 2013 — In 2005, President George W. Bush and American corn farmers saw corn ethanol as a promising fossil fuel substitute that would reduce both American dependence on foreign oil and greenhouse gas ... > full story -
Bringing Fusion Electricity to the Grid
January 16, 2013 — The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) has published a roadmap which outlines how to supply fusion electricity to the grid by 2050. The roadmap to the realization of fusion energy breaks ... > full story -
High Plutonium Breeding of Light Water Cooled Reactors
January 16, 2013 — Scientists have developed the world's first conceptual nuclear reactor design of high plutonium breeding by light water ... > full story -
High-Voltage Vacuum Power Switch for Smart Power Grids: World's First Successful Power Switch Using Diamond Semiconductor
January 16, 2013 — New technology may contribute to a new energy strategy for offshore wind energy, efficient power transmission across the Japanese archipelago, and ... > full story -
Photovoltaic Cell Manufacture: Device Tosses out Unusable PV Wafers
January 15, 2013 — Silicon wafers destined to become photovoltaic cells can take a bruising through assembly lines, as they are oxidized, annealed, purified, diffused, etched, and layered to reach their destinies as ... > full story -
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Multi-Junction Solar Cell to Break Efficiency Barrier?
January 14, 2013 — A novel, realistically achievable, lattice-matched multi-junction solar cell design has the potential to break the 50 percent power conversion ... > full story
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