The perfect solar cell
New system aims to harness the full spectrum of available solar radiation.
Posted: Sep 29th, 2014
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Graphene looks promising as a flexible, low-cost touchscreen solution
New research suggests that graphene-treated nanowires could soon replace current touchscreen technology, significantly reducing production costs and allowing for more affordable, flexible displays.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read more'Multi-spectra glasses' for scanning electron microscopy
Reflection zone plates enable lighter elements in material samples will be efficiently and precisely detected using scanning electron microscopy by providing high resolution in the range of 50-1120 eV.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreHow 144 gold atoms can increase solar cell performance
Scientists have discovered that a small molecule created with just 144 atoms of gold can increase solar cell performance by more than 10 per cent.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreNew technology taps into the power of a single electron to control energy consumption inside transistors
Researchers found that by adding a specific atomic thin film layer to a transistor, the layer acted as a filter for the energy that passed through it at room temperature. The signal that resulted from the device was six to seven times steeper than that of traditional devices. Steep devices use less voltage but still have a strong signal.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreNew imaging capability reveals possible key to extending battery lifetime, capacity
A new method developed for studying battery failures points to the potential next step in extending lithium ion battery lifetime and capacity, opening a path to wider use of these batteries in conjunction with renewable energy sources.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreExploring the potential of 'valleytronics'
Harnessing an unusual 'valley' quantum property of electrons offers a new possibility for next-generation electronics.
Posted: Sep 26th, 2014
Read moreNew discovery could pave the way for spin-based computing
Electricity and magnetism rule our digital world. Semiconductors process electrical information, while magnetic materials enable long-term data storage. A research team has discovered a way to fuse these two distinct properties in a single material, paving the way for new ultrahigh density storage and computing architectures.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreLongstanding bottleneck in crystal structure prediction solved
The various patterns that atoms of a solid material can adopt, called crystal structures, can have a huge impact on its properties. Being able to accurately predict the most stable crystal structure for a material has been a longstanding challenge for scientists. Researchers calculated the lattice energy of benzene, a simple yet important molecule in pharmaceutical and energy research, to sub-kilojoule per mole accuracy - a level of certainty that allows polymorphism to be resolved.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreOn the road to artificial photosynthesis
New experimental results have revealed the critical influence of the electronic and geometric effects in the carbon dioxide reduction reaction.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreNanoscale optimization to make 'greener' cement
Analysis of material's molecular structure leads to a new formula that could cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreSolar cell compound probed under pressure
Gallium arsenide a semiconductor composed of gallium and arsenic is well known to have properties that promise practical applications. In the form of nanowires it has particular potential for use in solar cell manufacture and optoelectronics in many of the same applications that silicon is commonly used. But its natural semiconducting ability requires tuning to make it more desirable for use in manufacturing. New work offers a novel approach to such tuning.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreNew organic semiconductor material - organic tin increases light absorption
Semiconducting polymers can be used, for example, for the absorption of sun light in solar cells. By incorporating organic tin into the plastic, light can be absorbed over a wide range of the solar spectrum.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology now has its smallest reference material
NIST recently issued Reference Material (RM) 8027, the smallest known reference material ever created for validating measurements of these man-made, ultrafine particles between 1 and 100 nanometers in size.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreE2SWITCH aimsto develop new nanoelectronics with ultra-low energy consumption
The European project E2SWITCH is aiming to develop new electronic systems with ultra-low energy consumption. The nine partners, universities, research institutes and companies, are committed to making these 'circuits of tomorrow' more energy efficient.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
Read moreLive long and phosphor: Blue LED breakthrough for efficient electronics
In a step that could lead to longer battery life in smartphones and lower power consumption for large-screen televisions, researchers have extended the lifetime of blue organic light emitting diodes by a factor of 10.
Posted: Sep 25th, 2014
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