Scientists from Skoltech and other research centers have systematically studied the toxicity of materials used in perovskite solar cells. They conclude that, once the remaining technological hurdles are overcome, mass production ...
Biochemistry
Feb 28, 2023
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As a newcomer in the alloy material world, high-entropy alloys exceed the traditional alloy design concept as they possess more than five elements, and generally exhibit a simple solid solution structure due to their high ...
Materials Science
Oct 25, 2021
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Have you ever imagined your smart phone or tablet without a touch screen? This could soon be the case if we run out of indium, one of the rarest minerals on Earth.
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2021
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A research team from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) has joined forces with French researchers from the Institute of Chemistry and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (ICPEES), a CNRS-University ...
Materials Science
Jan 21, 2021
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Climate change is wreaking havoc on the environment. While the main culprit is carbon emissions, urban heat islands—exacerbated by dark roofs and pavements—make the effect of global warming even worse on the urban dwellers.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2017
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Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household electricity more cheaply than ever before.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 23, 2015
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Conventional photovoltaic technology uses large, heavy, opaque, dark silicon panels, but this could soon change. The IK4-Ikerlan research centre is working with the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country within the X10D ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 2, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have achieved the highest efficiency ever in a 9 millimeter-squared solar cell made of gallium arsenide. After coating the cufflink-sized cells with a thin ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 22, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) have demonstrated a new low energy electron beam technique and used it to probe the nanoscale electronic properties of grain boundaries ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 5, 2013
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Electrochromic materials dynamically alter how they transmit light in response to an applied electrical signal. Engineers are currently working to turn these compounds into 'smart windows' for buildings that change from transparent ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 20, 2013
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