Unraveling life's origin: Five key breakthroughs from the past five years
There is still so much we don't understand about the origin of life on Earth.
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Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it's wasted as heat.
Nanophysics
Oct 8, 2019
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Measurement of 'hot' electrons could have solar energy payoff
(PhysOrg.com) -- Basic scientific curiosity paid off in unexpected ways when Rice University researchers investigating the fundamental physics of nanomaterials discovered a new technology that could dramatically improve solar ...
Nanophysics
May 5, 2011
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Researchers time plasmon-generated electrons moving from nanorods to graphene
(Phys.org) —Plasmonic nanoparticles developed at Rice University are becoming known for their ability to turn light into heat, but how to use them to generate electricity is not nearly as well understood.
Nanophysics
Jan 30, 2014
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New study opens the door to solid-state devices that use excited electrons
For the first time, engineers and scientists at Caltech have been able to directly observe the ultrafast motion of electrons immediately after they are excited with a laser—and found that these electrons diffuse into their ...
General Physics
Jun 16, 2017
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Laser heating -- new light cast on electrons heated to several billion degrees
A new class of high power lasers can effectively accelerate particles like electrons and ions with very intense, short laser pulses. This has attracted the interest of researchers around the globe, working out the details ...
General Physics
Nov 21, 2011
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Plasmonics could bring sustainable society, desalination tech
The emerging field of plasmonics could bring advances in chemical manufacturing, usher in new clean and sustainable technologies and desalination systems to avert a future global water crisis.
General Physics
Jun 2, 2017
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'Hot' electrons heat up solar energy research
Solar and renewable energy is getting hot, thanks to nanoscientists—those who work with materials smaller than the width of a human hair—at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory who have discovered ...
General Physics
Dec 21, 2017
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Study reveals new insights into how hybrid perovskite solar cells work
Scientists have gained new insights into a fundamental mystery about hybrid perovskites, low-cost materials that could enhance or even replace conventional solar cells made of silicon.
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2018
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With scanning ultrafast electron microscopy, researchers unveil hot photocarrier transport properties of cubic boron
In a study that confirms its promise as the next-generation semiconductor material, UC Santa Barbara researchers have directly visualized the photocarrier transport properties of cubic boron arsenide single crystals.
Condensed Matter
Oct 24, 2022
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