Future Solar Cells: Thinner, Brighter, and Better
New theory describes light management in thin-film solar cells.
New theory describes light management in thin-film solar cells.
New microscopy method opens the door to understanding atomic-scale variations in chemistry and improved materials performance in solid oxide fuel cells.
New design significantly increases the lifetime and reduces the platinum content in electrocatalysts needed for advanced fuel cells for automotive applications.
Squeezing creates new class of material built from clusters of carbon atoms.
Nanoscale features in rocks enable more carbon dioxide to be trapped as a solid carbonate material underground.
High-efficiency compound semiconductor solar cells can now be printed on flexible, plastics.
Chemistry provides a route to selective binding and extraction of radioactive cesium.
Enzymes originating from marine sponges were intentionally altered to create a new enzyme that can make semiconductors in artificial cells.
House-of-Cards structure leads to improved zeolite catalyst.
Visualization of electron pair binding confirms predictions about how high temperature superconductivity works.
Novel, liquid-less design promises to improve long-term stability and durability of dye-sensitized solar cells while hitting high efficiency marks.
New scalable, high power energy storage possible with carbon-electrolyte slurries.