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First Polymer Solar-Thermal Device Heats Home, Saves Money
April 4, 2011 — A new polymer-based solar-thermal device is the first to generate power from both heat and visible sunlight -- an advance that could shave the cost of heating a home by as much as 40 ... > full story -
First Macro-Scale Thin-Film Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell: Strong, Nanostructured Membrane Enables Scaling for Clean-Energy Applications
April 4, 2011 — Materials scientists have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell. While SOFCs have previously worked at the micro-scale, this is the first time any research group has ... > full story -
Giant Batteries for Green Power
April 4, 2011 — In the future, the growing amounts of solar and wind energy will need to be stored for dark or low-wind periods. One solution is redox flow batteries that can supply current for up to 2000 ... > full story -
Mobile With Electricity
April 4, 2011 — Electric cars are cleaner, quieter and more efficient than gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles. Even so, they have not yet caught on. Now, however, a new era is beginning: the era of electric ... > full story -
Physicists Detect Low-Level Radioactivity from Japan Arriving in Seattle
March 30, 2011 — Physicists are detecting radioactivity arriving in Seattle from Japanese nuclear reactors damaged in a tsunami following a mammoth earthquake, but the levels are far below what would pose a threat to ... > full story -
First Practical Nanogenerator Produces Electricity With Pinch of the Fingers
March 29, 2011 — After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements -- a finger pinch now en route to ... > full story -
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Debut of the First Practical 'Artificial Leaf'
March 27, 2011 — Scientists have claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy -- development of the first practical artificial leaf. Researchers have developed an advanced solar cell the size of ... > full story -
Smaller Particles Could Make Solar Panels More Efficient
March 25, 2011 — New research could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. The size of light-absorbing particles -- quantum dots -- affects the particles' ability to transfer energy to electrons to ... > full story -
Neutron Analysis Yields Insight Into Bacteria for Solar Energy
March 23, 2011 — Structural studies of some of nature's most efficient light-harvesting systems are lighting the way for new generations of biologically inspired solar cell ... > full story -
Researchers Close in on Technology for Making Renewable Petroleum
March 23, 2011 — Researchers are a key step closer to making renewable petroleum fuels using bacteria, sunlight and carbon ... > full story
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