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Optimized Laser Patterning Reduces ‘Dead Area’ in Solar Cells

News - 6 Feb 2018

New research by CHEOPS has found a way to reduce the ‘dead area’ or photovoltaic cells by applying an enhanced laser patterning process. This new development means that more of the...

Microwires Used For Enhancing Efficiency of Solar Fuels

News - 16 Jan 2018

Researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ research institute have made major efficiency enhancements to the technology used for producing solar fuels. This deals with the direct conversion...

New Catalyst Could Help Reduce Pollutants in Exhaust from Advanced Engines

News - 15 Dec 2017

With cars becoming more fuel efficient, a smaller amount of heat is wasted in the exhaust, which makes it tougher to clean up the pollutants being discharged. A team of researchers at...

Changing Climate Presents Unique Challenges and Opportunities for Northeast Farmers

News - 15 Dec 2017

Farmers in the Northeast are adapting to longer growing seasons and warming climate conditions – but they may face spring-planting whiplash as they confront fields increasingly saturated with...

New System Could Help Make Supply of Renewable Electricity More Stable

News - 29 Nov 2017

Grid operators need to do more than just distributing the electricity produced by photovoltaic plants and wind farms. They have to ensure a regular quality of supply as well. It is a complex issue to...

New Innovative Façades Improve Energy Efficiency of Buildings

News - 13 Nov 2017

A ventilated façade with a double chamber and flow control device has been created by two researchers from School of Building Engineering at UPM. This recent innovation considerably saves energy...

PEF Process Effective for Removing Atrazine and its By-Products in Surface Water

News - 19 Sep 2017

Widely used as a weedkiller, atrazine is known to negatively affect aquatic wildlife and poses a risk to human health by altering the action of particular hormones. In a study recently...

HyperSolar Develops Low-Cost Catalyst to Produce Renewable Hydrogen

News - 30 Aug 2017

HyperSolar shows that if expensive platinum material components are replaced with new, low-cost carbon/ruthenium/nitrogen-based hydrogen evolution catalyst, significant cost reduction can be...

Researchers Develop Long Lasting, Energy Density Battery

News - 2 Aug 2017

The newest innovation from The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute is a new generation of manganese dioxide-zinc batteries with unparalleled cycle life and energy density. The...

Ground-Breaking Research Helps Develop a New Generation of Higher-Powered Batteries

News - 11 May 2017

Ground-breaking research headed by scientists at the University of Kent could lead to the development of a new generation of higher-powered batteries for cameras and phones. A recipe to increase...