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Microscopic Folds Enhances Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers from the Princeton University have conducted a study to improve the power output of solar cells. The researchers were inspired by the simple leaf structure, which is flexible and simultaneously absorbs sunlight to produce energy and nutrients for a tree.

2 May 2012

Celebration of Construction Milestones for New Synchrotron Facility

Construction of the $912-million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete – on schedule and on budget.

30 Apr 2012

Solitary Waves Enable Light Dispersion through Waveguide

A Chinese team, through experiments determines the presence of multiple solitary optical waves that can split optical beams.

17 Mar 2012

ORNL’s Wide Band Gap Tunability Improves Performance of Opto-Electronic Devices

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have made a novel discovery that has led to the establishment of new boundaries for tuning band gaps in insulating materials.

23 Feb 2012

VINSPEC Solar Facilitates Quality and Function Inspection

Solar modules’ electrical performance is constrained due to cracks, inactive areas and other defects that fail to be detected by conventional inspection systems. In addition, production processes in module production and the quality of the cells used, also impacts the performance.

27 Jan 2012

Novel Method Helps Increase Solar Cell Efficiency Using Charged Quantum Dots

Scientists from the University at Buffalo (UB) together with researchers from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have demonstrated a nanomaterial-based technology to enhance the electrical output of a solar cell by embedding charged quantum dots into it and by improving the lifespan of photoelectrons.

23 Jan 2012

Hollow Cylindrical Luminescent Solar Concentrators Demonstrate High Efficiency

Researchers belonging to the University of California, Merced, have achieved a critical breakthrough in the process of harvesting solar energy. They have modified the design of luminescent solar concentrators so as to increase their efficiency in directing sunlight to solar cells.

21 Jan 2012

Dow Corning Completes Solar Energy Exploration and Development Research Center in Europe

Dow Corning, a global silicone and silicon-based technology and innovation company, has completed a new, advanced research and development center in Seneffe, Belgium.

19 Jan 2012

Transparent Carbon Nanotube Films Hold Potential for Flexible Solar Cells

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) have together shown the linkage between the durability and flexibility of carbon nanotube coatings and films and their electronic properties.

17 Jan 2012

Novel ALD Method Realizes Fabrication of High-Efficient Solar Cells at Low Cost

Picosun, a provider of advanced atomic layer deposition (ALD) solutions, has announced fruitful final outcomes of ROD-SOL, a three-year, inter-European project funded by the European Union 7th Framework Programme.

3 Jan 2012