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A Giant Leap to Commercialization of Polymer Solar Cell Technology
May 6, 2013 Researchers in Korea have demonstrated high-performance polymer solar cells (PSCs) with power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.92% which is the highest values reported to date for plasmonic PSCs ... > full story -
Improving Materials That Convert Heat to Electricity and Vice-Versa: Turning Waste Heat Into Electricity
May 5, 2013 Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration without any liquid coolants, and new study has found a way to nearly double the efficiency of a ... > full story -
Highly Fragile, Volatile Body Observed With New Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Technique
May 5, 2013 Scientists have observed a highly fragile and volatile body through a new quantum-mechanical measurement ... > full story -
Tiny Magnets as a Model System
May 5, 2013 In the microscopic world, everything is in motion: atoms and molecules vibrate, proteins fold, even glass is a slow flowing liquid. And during each movement there are interactions between the ... > full story -
'Going Negative' Pays for Nanotubes
May 3, 2013 Researchers turn carbon nanotubes into negatively charged liquid crystals that could enhance the creation of fibers and ... > full story -
Injectable Nano-Network Controls Blood Sugar in Diabetics for Days at a Time
May 3, 2013 In a promising development for diabetes treatment, researchers have developed a network of nanoscale particles that can be injected into the body and release insulin when blood-sugar levels rise, ... > full story -
Dual-Color Lasers Could Lead to Cheap and Efficient LED Lighting
May 2, 2013 A new semiconductor device capable of emitting two distinct colors has been created by a group of researchers in the US, potentially opening up the possibility of using light emitting diodes (LEDs) ... > full story -
'Oil for the Joints' Offers Hope for Osteoarthritis Sufferers
May 2, 2013 Researchers have developed a new polymer that promises longer relief for osteoarthritis sufferers than current ... > full story -
Robotic Insects Make First Controlled Flight
May 2, 2013 In the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leaped a few ... > full story -
How Graphene and Friends Could Harness the Sun's Energy Hitting Walls
May 2, 2013 Combining wonder material graphene with other stunning one-atom thick materials could create the next generation of solar cells and optoelectronic devices, scientists have revealed. Researchers have ... > full story
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