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  New Type of Solar Structure Cools Buildings in Full Sunlight

  March 27, 2013 — Scientists have designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures ... > full story
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  Magnetic Fingerprints of Interface Defects in Silicon Solar Cells Detected

  March 27, 2013 — Using a highly sensitive method of measurement, physicists have managed to localize defects in amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells. Now, for the first time ever, using computer ... > full story
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  Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer

  March 26, 2013 — When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ... > full story
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  Trees Used to Create Recyclable, Efficient Solar Cell

  March 26, 2013 — Researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly, by fabricating them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates, the ... > full story
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  Nanowire Solar Cells Raise Efficiency Limit

  March 24, 2013 — Scientists have shown that a single nanowire can concentrate the sunlight up to 15 times of the normal sun light intensity. The results are surprising and the potential for developing a new type of ... > full story
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  Voyager 1 Has Entered a New Region of Space, Sudden Changes in Cosmic Rays Indicate

  March 20, 2013 — Thirty-five years after its launch, Voyager 1 appears to have travelled beyond the influence of the Sun and exited the heliosphere, according to a new ... > full story
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  Breakthrough in Electricity Storage: New Large and Powerful Redox Flow Battery

  March 18, 2013 — More and more electricity is being generated from intermittent sources of power, such as solar and wind energy. Powerful electric energy storage devices are necessary to level out corresponding ... > full story
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  Open Software Platform to Bring Down Energy Costs

  March 13, 2013 — Energy is getting more and more expensive, and experts are predicting record electricity and heating prices. A software platform promises to lighten the load for households and businesses by making ... > full story
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  Catalysts That Produce 'Green' Fuel

  March 12, 2013 — The energy produced by solar panels, be it heat or electricity, has to be used right away. It is hard to store and preserve and also its transportation can be rather complicated. Creating solar cells ... > full story
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  Researchers Map out an Alternative Energy Future for New York

  March 12, 2013 — A new study outlines a path to statewide renewable energy conversion, and away from natural gas and imported ... > full story

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