Search results for solar cycle 25

Materials Science May 17, 2016

Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power

A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially removing one roadblock to commercialization for this promising ...

Environment Apr 14, 2016

What causes air pollution?

By definition, pollution refers to any matter that is "out of place". In other words, it is what happens when toxins, contaminants, and other harmful products are introduced into an environment, disrupting its normal patterns ...

Space Exploration Mar 18, 2016

Science papers reveal new aspects of Pluto and its moons

A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft, not much different than its appearances in telescopes since Clyde Tombaugh discovered the then-ninth planet in 1930.

Nanomaterials Mar 4, 2016

Technological breakthrough for cheaper lighting and flexible solar cells

In November 2012, the TREASORES project (Transparent Electrodes for Large Area Large Scale Production of Organic Optoelectronic Devices) started with the aim of developing technologies to dramatically reduce the production ...

Ecology Feb 29, 2016

Wildlife secrets revealed with advanced tracking devices

Solar-powered trackers on wings have recorded California condors soaring to 15,000 feet, while locators attached to humpback whales have revealed 1,000-foot dives to underwater mountains. And GPS collars on Yellowstone grizzly ...

Energy & Green Tech Feb 24, 2016

Novel honeycomb design for better thermochemical energy storage capabilities

EU researchers have successfully designed and validated an innovative redox thermochemical energy storage reactor/heat exchanger that promises to make a concrete contribution to the EU's energy and climate change ambitions.

Consumer & Gadgets Jan 29, 2016

Review: Portable Weego JS12 can jump your car's battery

I'm obsessed with power.

Materials Science Jan 27, 2016

An alternative to platinum: Iron-nitrogen compounds as catalysts in graphene

Fuel cells convert the chemical energy stored in hydrogen (H2) into electrical energy by electrochemically "combusting" hydrogen gas with oxygen (O2) from the air into water (H2O), thereby generating electricity. As a result, ...

Space Exploration Dec 29, 2015

The top 101 astronomical events for 2016

Here it is… our year end look at upcoming events in a sky near you. This is not a top 10 listicle, and not a full-fledged almanac, but hopefully, something special and unique in between. And as always, some of the events ...

Space Exploration Dec 15, 2015

How long is a day on Mars?

Mars represents something of a conundrum for scientists. In many respects, it is significantly different from Earth. It's cold, it's dry, there is little atmosphere or precipitation to speak of, and nothing grows there. ...

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