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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
... > full story
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
... > full story
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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