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Research to Probe Deep Within a Solar Cell
February 25, 2013 — Engineers and scientists have pioneered a new technique to analyze PCBM, a material used in polymer photovoltaic cells, obtaining details of the structure of the material which will be vital to ... > full story -
Scientists Develop a Whole New Way of Harvesting Energy from the Sun
February 24, 2013 — A new method of harvesting the sun's energy is emerging. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than ... > full story -
Graphene: A Material That Multiplies the Power of Light
February 24, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated that graphene is able to convert a single photon that it absorbs into multiple electrons that could drive electric current -- a very promising discovery that makes ... > full story -
NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind
February 21, 2013 — The sun and its prodigious stream of solar particles, called the solar wind, can be particularly tricky to model since as the material streams to the outer reaches of the solar system it carries ... > full story -
NASA's SDO Shows a Little 'Rain' on the Sun
February 20, 2013 — Eruptive events on the sun can be wildly different. Some come just with a solar flare, some with an additional ejection of solar material called a coronal mass ejection, and some with complex moving ... > full story -
Quantum Dots That Assemble Themselves
February 20, 2013 — Scientists have demonstrated a process whereby quantum dots can self-assemble at optimal locations in nanowires, a breakthrough that could improve solar cells, quantum computing, and lighting ... > full story -
Sun's Next-Door Twin: Cool Layer in the Atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A
February 20, 2013 — The European Space Agency's Herschel space observatory has detected a cool layer in the atmosphere of Alpha Centauri A, the first time this has been seen in a star beyond our own Sun. The finding is ... > full story -
Cassini Sheds Light on Cosmic Particle Accelerators
February 19, 2013 — During a chance encounter with what appears to be an unusually strong blast of solar wind at Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected particles being accelerated to ultra-high energies. This is ... > full story -
A Cooler Way to Protect Silicon Surfaces
February 13, 2013 — Researchers have found a way to passivate silicon at room temperature, which could be a significant boon to solar-cell production and other silicon-based ... > full story -
New World Record Efficiency for Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells
February 12, 2013 — Researchers have reached a remarkable 10.7 percent efficiency single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, clearly surpassing the previous world record of 10.1 percent held by the Japanese ... > full story
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