News tagged with silane
Dutch researchers raise energy yield of 'cheap' solar panels
Researchers from TU Delft in the Netherlands have shown how the energy yield of relatively cheap solar panels, made of amorphous silicon, can be considerably raised: from around 7 percent to 9 percent.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 06, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
0
Squashing Silane into Metal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Squeeze it hard enough and hydrogen, the most abundant and lightest element in our Universe, strangely takes on a metallic nature. During this state, as it loses hold of its electrons, hydrogen ...
Jan 09, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (20) |
12
Search results for silane
New approach aims to slash cost of solar cells
Solar-powered electricity prices could soon approach those of power from coal or natural gas thanks to collaborative research with solar start-up Ampulse Corporation at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 06, 2012 |
not rated yet |
2
Why silicon-based aliens would rather eat our cities than us: Thoughts on non-carbon astrobiology
Conventional wisdom has long had it that carbon-based life, so common here on earth, must surely be abundant elsewhere; both in our galaxy and the universe as a whole.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2011 |
5 / 5 (15) |
152
First electronic optical fibers with hydrogenated amorphous silicon are developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new chemical technique for depositing a non-crystalline form of silicon into the long, ultra-thin pores of optical fibers has been developed by an international team of scientists in the ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Carbon dioxide recycling? 'Diagonal' approach for reductive functionalization of carbon dioxide
(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon dioxide is a by-product of energy production, but must it always be viewed as a waste product? This gas could be a useful renewable resource and an environmentally friendly chemical ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
2
|
Better, faster, cheaper: Doing business with the sun
The change in energy policy has been decided; Germany needs more green energy. From Sep. 5-9 in Hamburg, everything will revolve around our biggest energy supplier: the sun. At the European Photovoltaic Solar ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 12, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
3
Unveiling the behavior of hydrogen molecules
Dr. William Yim had the opportunity to collaborate with Toshiaki Iitaka from Riken Advanced Science Institute and Prof John Tse from Canada’s University of Saskatchewan last year. The team of researchers ...
May 06, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
New technique enables much faster production of inexpensive solar cells
Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has demonstrated that the speed at which inexpensive solar cells are produced can be increased by a factor of ten – and that this can be achieved without any detriment ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
The peculiar nature of molecular hydrogen vibration under high pressure
Most of our Universe consists of hydrogen atoms, which are often found under extraordinarily high pressure as high as tens of millions of times the atmospheric pressure of Earth. Understanding the exotic physics ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
Chemical & Engineering News picks photo contest winner
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) today announced the winners of its inaugural photo contest. C&EN is the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society.
Oct 28, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Cheaper, better solar cell is full of holes
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.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 03, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (32) |
17
|
List of search results for silane
