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How to Clean Seaweed from Beaches: Dry It and Use the Biomass for Energy
May 3, 2013 — Scientists have developed an algae removal and treatment system that turns this underused residue into a renewable source of energy: biomass. The process involves several stages of washing, drying ... > 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 -
Mars Opportunity Rover in Standby as Commanding Moratorium Ends
April 30, 2013 — During a moratorium on commanding this month while Mars passed nearly behind the sun -- a phase called solar conjunction -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered a type of standby ... > full story -
Nanostructures Improve the Efficiency of Solar Cells
April 25, 2013 — Researchers have been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells by coating the cell surface with extremely small nanoscale structures. The new technology has been shown to nearly eliminate the ... > full story -
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have designed a low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical ... > full story -
New Material Approach Should Increase Solar Cell Efficiency
April 23, 2013 — A new research group brought together aspects of condensed matter physics, semiconductor device engineering, and photochemistry to develop a new form of high-performance solar photocatalyst based on ... > full story -
Revolutionary New Device Joins World of Smart Electronics: New Flexible, Transparent, Photosensitive Device
April 19, 2013 — Smart electronics are taking the world by storm. From techno-textiles to transparent electronic displays, the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just ... > full story -
Research Harnesses Solar-Powered Proteins to Filter Harmful Antibiotics from Water
April 19, 2013 — New research details how solar-powered proteins can be used to filter antibiotics and other harmful compounds from rivers and lakes at a significantly higher rate than present treatment ... > full storyMore: -
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New Solar-Cell Coating Could Enable a Major Boost in Efficiency
April 18, 2013 — Throughout decades of research on solar cells, one formula has been considered an absolute limit to the efficiency of such devices in converting sunlight into electricity: Called the ... > full story -
Battery Low? Give Your Mobile Some Water
April 18, 2013 — A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging ... > full story
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