News tagged with cell generation

Innovation puts next-generation solar cells on the horizon

In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (30) | comments 12

Hydroelectric generator can be carried like a backpack

Bourne Energy, a company based in Malibu, California, specializes in a variety of hydropower systems. While most of its technology is for large-scale applications, with multiple units generating energy on ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Superbugs from space offer new source of power

Bacteria normally found 30km above the earth have been identified as highly efficient generators of electricity.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (20) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels

Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop ultra-thin solar cells

Austrian and Japanese researchers on Wednesday unveiled solar cells thinner than a thread of spider silk that are flexible enough to be wrapped around a single human hair.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at winery

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized hydrogen ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Urine could be the answer to cheaper electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Urine can be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to British scientists in the first study of its kind.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Rational design can improve hydrogen fuel cell efficiency

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen fuel cells, in which the chemical energy of hydrogen is converted into electricity, offer the potential for a wide variety of applications, especially in transportation and power ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Researchers aim to harvest solar energy from pavement to melt ice, power streetlights

The heat radiating off roadways has long been a factor in explaining why city temperatures are often considerably warmer than nearby suburban or rural areas. Now a team of engineering researchers from the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity

Billions of dollars lost each year as waste heat from industrial processes can be converted into electricity with a technology being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Staying Power: Senate Hearing Focuses On Energy Storage

Thursday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing featured testimony from experts about the power industry's need to develop systems capable of storing large amounts of electricity if the nation's ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 6

The body's power stations can affect aging

Mitochondria are the body's energy producers, the power stations inside our cells. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now identified a group of mitochondrial proteins, the absence of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Taiwan unveils hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers

Taiwanese researchers said Friday they have developed hydrogen-powered mobile phone chargers, in a development that could boost the island's efforts to become a player in green technologies.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Algal protein gives boost to electrochemical water splitting

Photosynthesis is considered the 'Holy Grail' in the field of sustainable energy generation because it directly converts solar energy into storable fuel using nothing but water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Three-quarters of new solar systems worldwide were installed in the EU in 2009: report

In 2009, newly installed photovoltaic (PV) cells world-wide produced a peak amount of electricity estimated at 7.4 GW, out of which 5.8 GW was located in Europe. Similarly to previous years, this shows the EU's dominance, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1