Beth Ellison

Articles from Beth

Removing Toxic Micropollutants from Wastewater

Dr. Michael Cimbritz, a lecturer at Lund University, has extensive experience working in the wastewater treatment industry. He spoke to AZoCleantech about the environmentally damaging micropollutants found in wastewater and his research into their removal

16 Dec 2015

Study Shows Reflectors Could Maximize Solar Panels Productivity

Researcher Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and colleagues from Queen’s University, Canada, have formulated a method to ensure a maximum amount of sunlight reaches solar panels so as to increase the yield by 30% or more.

23 Oct 2015

Organic Nanocomposites Hold Promise for Development of Biodegradable Displays

Researchers from the University of Missouri have formulated a method that could pave the way for the manufacture of biodegradable electronics with the use of organic components found in mobile phone screen displays. This research sets the pace for reduction of electronic waste from landfills across the world.

16 Oct 2015

Shedding New Light on Sun Tracking Solar Cells

Professor Max Shtein from the University of Michigan speaks to AZoCleantech about a new design for sun tracking solar cells based on the Japanese art of kirigami.

23 Sep 2015

Japanese Paper Art Inspires Design of Solar Cells Capable of Tracking Sun

Kirigami - a Japanese paper cutting art - has inspired researchers from the University of Michigan to develop solar cells that can track the sun, trapping as much as 36% more energy than stationary cells.

11 Sep 2015

Graphene Helps to Create Efficient, Inexpensive, Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Cells

Researchers from the Department of Applied Physics at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have created efficient yet inexpensive semitransparent perovskite solar cells using graphene electrodes.

10 Sep 2015

Thermal Radiation from 3D Optical Photonoic Crystals Holds Promise for Cost-Effective Solar Energy Conversion

Shawn-Yu Lin, Professor of Physics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has discovered that 3D optical photonoic crystals can emit a new type of anomalous thermal radiation that could help develop easy, cost-effective solutions for solar energy conversion.

7 Sep 2015

Simplifying Organic Solar Cell Configuration for Better Efficiency

A team of researchers from Purdue University has proposed a theory that opposes a basic assumption about the operation of organic solar cells created from cheap plastics and suggests an innovative technique to produce solar technology in an economical manner.

20 Aug 2015