The sheet of paper taped to the door of Keith Emery's office tells the story. On the paper is a simple fever chart showing the improvements made in increasing the efficiency of two dozen types of solar cells. Some of the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 8, 2016
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The shower of electrons bouncing across Earth's magnetosphere, commonly known as the Northern Lights, has been directly observed for the first time by an international team of scientists. While the cause of these colorful ...
Space Exploration
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Solar flares are intense bursts of light from the sun. They are created when complicated magnetic fields suddenly and explosively rearrange themselves, converting magnetic energy into light through a process called magnetic ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Last October, researchers at Ohio State demonstrated the world's first solar battery—a solar cell and a lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) battery combined into a single device. The main attraction of the solar battery ...
Scientists from Forschungszentrum Juelich have developed the first complete and compact design for an artificial photosynthesis facility. This is a decisive step towards applying the technology. The concept is flexible both ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2016
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You've seen Bear Grylls turn foul water into drinking water with little more than sunlight and plastic.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2017
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Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun's energy into electricity without the need for solar panels, thanks to innovative new technology.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 15, 2017
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Google has got a good look at your roof, and can tell you if it is worth the investment to install solar energy panels.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 17, 2015
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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid. The stored energy can be transported and then released as heat whenever needed. The research ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 20, 2017
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Solar energy is clean and abundant. But when the sun isn't shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through a process called photocatalysis—in which solar energy is used to make fuels. In photocatalytic water ...
Condensed Matter
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