Rainbow-catching waveguide could revolutionize energy technologies
(Phys.org) —By slowing and absorbing certain wavelengths of light, engineers open new possibilities in solar power, thermal energy recycling and stealth technology.
(Phys.org) —By slowing and absorbing certain wavelengths of light, engineers open new possibilities in solar power, thermal energy recycling and stealth technology.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 28, 2014
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Inkjet printers, a low-cost technology that in recent decades has revolutionized home and small office printing, may soon offer similar benefits for the future of solar energy.
Materials Science
Jun 28, 2011
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Scientists may have overcome one of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells—keeping them cool, even in the blistering heat of the noonday Sun.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 22, 2014
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In a newly published paper, Virginia Tech geoscientists have found that shallow wastewater injection—not deep wastewater injections—can drive widespread deep earthquake activity in unconventional oil and gas production ...
Earth Sciences
May 10, 2021
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(Phys.org) —Whip together an industrial waste product and a bit of plastic and you might have the recipe for the next revolution in battery technology. Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 4, 2014
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University of Oregon chemists have developed a boron-nitrogen-based liquid-phase storage material for hydrogen that works safely at room temperature and is both air- and moisture-stable -- an accomplishment that offers a ...
Materials Science
Nov 22, 2011
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A new type of electric vehicle power using "refillable" technology has taken another giant leap in advancing alternative energy with testing that shows it could provide enough energy to run a car for about 3,000 miles.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 7, 2019
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A novel fabrication technique developed by a University of Connecticut engineering professor could provide the breakthrough technology scientists have been looking for to vastly improve the efficiency of today's solar energy ...
Nanophysics
Feb 27, 2013
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Perovskites, once on the fringes of solar cell research, have fast become the "it" materials for advancing solar power.
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2016
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A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world's first water-activated charging device.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 18, 2013
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