
Millimeter-Scale, Energy-Harvesting Sensor System Can Operate Nearly Perpetually
A newly developed 9 cubic
millimeter solar-powered
sensor system is the
smallest that can harvest
energy from its surroundings
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Sunny Record: Breakthrough for Hybrid Solar Cells
Scientists in Germany have
succeeded in developing a
method for treating the
surface of nanoparticles
which greatly improves the
efficiency of organic solar
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New Solar Pond Distillation System Devised
Ecosystems of terminus lakes
around the world could
benefit from a new system
being developed to
desalinate water using a
specialized low-cost solar
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Glitter-Sized Solar Photovoltaics Could Revolutionize the Way Solar Energy Is Collected and Used
Scientists have developed
tiny glitter-sized
photovoltaic cells that
could revolutionize the way
solar energy is collected
... > full story
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Habit-Learning Device Will Lower Energy Bills Under New Clean Energy Cashback Scheme
February 4, 2010 Smart control units that learn householders' energy habits and provide immediate feedback on consumption could give home energy savings of up to 20 percent without compromising ... > full story -
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Solar-Powered Irrigation Significantly Improves Diet and Income in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa
January 5, 2010 Solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly enhance household incomes and nutritional intake of villagers in arid sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new ... > full story -
Research May Lead to Better UV/radiation Blocking in Eye Glasses
December 16, 2009 Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining ... > full story -
Elusive 'Hot' Electrons Captured in Ultra-Thin Solar Cells
December 12, 2009 Harnessing the power of "hot" electrons for solar energy has been held as a theoretical possibility. Now researchers report observing the hot electron effect in an ultra-thin solar cell for the first ... > full story -
Engineers on Course to Make Super-Efficient Solar-Electric Powered Boat
December 9, 2009 A team of academics and students has begun work on a solar-electric powered boat which they claim will be one of the most sophisticated to enter the annual Solar Splash competition so ... > full story -
A Window That Washes Itself? New Nano-Material May Revolutionize Solar Panels and Batteries, Too
December 4, 2009 Researchers have developed a method to control the atoms and molecules of peptides so that they "grow" to resemble small forests of grass. These "peptide forests" repel dust and water and can also ... > full story -
Innovation Puts Next-Generation Solar Cells on the Horizon
December 2, 2009 Scientists have developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells. They have produced tandem dye-sensitized solar cells with a three-fold increase in energy ... > full story -
High-Tech Origami: Water Droplets Direct Self-Assembly Process in Thin-Film Materials
November 25, 2009 Researchers have developed a technique for fabricating 3-D, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling photolithography and a self-folding process driven by capillary ... > full story -
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Toward Home-Brewed Electricity With 'Personalized Solar Energy'
November 22, 2009 New scientific discoveries are moving society toward the era of "personalized solar energy," in which the focus of electricity production shifts from huge central generating stations to individuals ... > full story -
Algae Turned Into High-Temperature Hydrogen Source
November 16, 2009 In the quest to make hydrogen as a clean alternative fuel source, researchers have been stymied about how to create usable hydrogen that is clean and sustainable without relying on an intensive, ... > full story
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