Scientists create greener and cheaper way to make patterned metals for solar cells
Patterning metals for electronics and solar cells can be slow, expensive and involve toxic chemicals
Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of...
Scientists discover key factors in how some algae harness solar energy
This could help produce more efficient and affordable algal biofuels.
Scientists have discovered how diatoms - a type of alga that produce 20 percent of...
Nanowire arrays could improve solar cell efficiency
Solar cell efficiency can improve by using metal nanowire meshes that provide high transmissivity and high electrical connectivity, says new study.
Transparent electrodes are a...
Why sodium-ion batteries don’t last as long
Batteries power our lives:
we rely on them to keep our cell phones and laptops buzzing and our hybrid and electric cars on the road....
New rainproof, stainproof tech turns clothing into self-powered remotes
Scientists have developed a new fabric innovation that allows the wearer to control electronic devices through the clothing.
A new addition to your wardrobe may...
Scientists decode a key step in nature’s water-splitting recipe
If humans could split water using cheap materials like nature did, we would have endless renewable fuel supplies
Scientists have cracked a key step in...
This system could cool buildings without electricity
Engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity.
This is an important innovation at a...
Scientists discover lead-free perovskite semiconductor for nontoxic solar cells
Solar panel installations are on the rise in the U.S., with more than 2 million new installations in early 2019, the most ever recorded...
Scientists find new way to convert carbon dioxide into fuels
A growing number of scientists are looking for fast, cost-effective ways to convert carbon dioxide gas into valuable chemicals and fuels.
Now, researchers have revealed...
Scientists find new inexpensive way to generate electricity
Scientists from Northwestern University and Caltech have produced electricity by simply flowing water over extremely thin layers of inexpensive metals, including iron, that have...