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Research to Probe Deep Within a Solar Cell
February 25, 2013 — Engineers and scientists have pioneered a new technique to analyze PCBM, a material used in polymer photovoltaic cells, obtaining details of the structure of the material which will be vital to ... > full story -
NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind
February 21, 2013 — The sun and its prodigious stream of solar particles, called the solar wind, can be particularly tricky to model since as the material streams to the outer reaches of the solar system it carries ... > full story -
Potential Benefits of Inertial Fusion Energy Justify Continued Research and Development
February 20, 2013 — The potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion energy ... > full story -
U.S. Could Double Energy Productivity, Experts Say
February 20, 2013 — Researchers have long understood that using energy more efficiently can be just as beneficial as finding new ways to produce energy more ... > full story -
Cassini Sheds Light on Cosmic Particle Accelerators
February 19, 2013 — During a chance encounter with what appears to be an unusually strong blast of solar wind at Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected particles being accelerated to ultra-high energies. This is ... > full story -
A Quantum Dot Energy Harvester
February 14, 2013 — A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. The engines would be microscopic ... > full story -
Endurance Test of an Offshore Wind Turbine in the Laboratory
February 14, 2013 — Scientists are testing the complex control system of wind turbines under real conditions in the laboratory before they are built into offshore wind energy plants. This way, software and hardware ... > full story -
New Technology for Producing Hydrogen
February 13, 2013 — Chemical engineers have been searching for a process to produce hydrogen from bio-oil that has a lower impact on the environment than the current ... > full story -
New World Record Efficiency for Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have reached a remarkable 10.7 percent efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, clearly surpassing the previous world record of 10.1 percent held by the Japanese ... > full story -
Spotting the Invisible Cracks in Wind Turbines
February 12, 2013 — A new approach is available for real-time monitoring of the structural health of wind turbine components during exposure to ... > full story
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