Imagine a hospital room, door handle or kitchen countertop that is free from bacteria—and not one drop of disinfectant or boiling water or dose of microwaves has been needed to zap the germs.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 26, 2013
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Infrared cameras are the heat-sensing eyes that help drones find their targets, even in the dead of night or through heavy fog.
General Physics
Jun 21, 2018
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Three-dimensional models of astronomical objects can be ridiculously complex. They can range from black holes that light doesn't even escape to the literal size of the universe and everything in between. But not every object ...
Astronomy
Jun 27, 2022
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Silicon Valley in Northern California got its nickname from the multitude of computer chip manufacturers that sprung up in the surrounding area in the 1980's. Despite its ubiquity as a chip building material, silicon may ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 30, 2015
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A new low-cost etching technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory can put a trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disc.
Nanomaterials
Sep 3, 2010
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Researchers at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have obtained a record efficiency of 22% with silicon solar cells that incorporate a surface treatment called black ...
Nanophysics
Jun 5, 2015
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Rice University scientists have found a way to simplify the manufacture of solar cells by using the top electrode as the catalyst that turns plain silicon into valuable black silicon.
Materials Science
May 13, 2015
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Rice University scientists have created a one-step process for producing highly efficient materials that let the maximum amount of sunlight reach a solar cell.
Nanophysics
Jun 19, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As elements of the integrated circuits running our computers, phones and electronics, silicon wafers are everywhere. An ESA-led effort is establishing an out-of-this-world use for these commonplace items: ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2009
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a new theoretical model explaining one way to make black silicon, an important material used in solar cells, light sensors, ...
Nanophysics
Jan 9, 2024
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