Now just a year and a half from launch, the mission to explore a metal-rich asteroid will soon begin assembling and testing the spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2021
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On the path to writing his Ph.D. dissertation, Lucio Milanese made a discovery—one that refocused his research, and will now likely dominate his thesis.
Plasma Physics
Jan 13, 2021
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The University of Michigan has successfully demonstrated the "charge separation effect," predicted over a decade ago, which has important potential for direct conversion of light to electricity without the thermodynamic losses ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 5, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have created a new carbon-based electrical device, π-ion gel transistors (PIGTs) by using an ionic gel made of a conductive polymer. This work may lead to cheaper and more reliable ...
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2020
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145
Researchers from Yokohama National University and the University of Electro-Communications in Japan have developed a highly efficient technique for producing a unique fullerene crystal, called fullerene finned-micropillar ...
Materials Science
Dec 15, 2020
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156
The sun is an abundant source of renewable energy, which can be captured and converted into usable electricity. However, because the sun doesn't always shine, the supply of energy is not continuous. We need a way to store ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 7, 2020
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A polymer previously used to protect solar cells may find new applications in consumer electronics, reveals a KAUST team studying thin films capable of converting thermal energy into electricity.
Materials Science
Oct 6, 2020
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5
The power of the sun, wind and sea may soon combine to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel, according to a team of Penn State researchers. The team integrated water purification technology into a new proof-of-concept design ...
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2020
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Solar cells can now be made so thin, light and flexible that they can rest on a soap bubble. The new cells, which efficiently capture energy from light, could offer an alternative way to power novel electronic devices, such ...
Materials Science
Aug 27, 2020
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In a new study, a research group at Uppsala University explain their outstanding success in harvesting "hot electron holes." The results of their work can be used to improve solar cells, photochemical reactions, and photosensors. ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 28, 2020
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