New MIT Thin Film Solar Cells Brag 50% More Efficiency
MIT researchers invented new and improved thin film solar cells that present 50% more efficiency, while being much more cheap than classic solar cells. Their price is due to using less silicon than conventional solar cells.
13 Year-Old Aidan Dwyer Uses Fibonacci Sequence to Improve Solar Power Collection
Inspiration comes in a many forms, or rather at many ages - you just have to recognize it. For example, you can feel inspired...
Transparent Copper Nanowires Proving Best for Solar Cells and Other Flexible Gadgets
To make the best solar cells flexible, researchers have to find the best conductive materials. Such conductors are silver and indium tin oxide (ITO) nanowires, but they have several drawbacks. The copper nanowires made using a method invented by Duke University chemists, on the other hand, are cheaper than silver and better (read more conductive) than carbon nanotubes.
The COOLEST Cooler Makes Cocktails, Plays Music and More While Chilling
The past few decades have clearly been the years of great inventions, and it is now becoming increasingly difficult for anyone to come up...
Light Harvesting Nanoantennas Made With Plant DNA and Artificial Molecules
A University of Toronto research team has reported the first time construction of what they call "artificial molecules." These molecules have been inspired by photosynthesis and use nanotechnology to harvest sunlight.
World's Thinnest Superconductor Ever Created
Dr. Ken Shih and some of his physicist colleagues, have reported the development of the thinnest superconducting metal layer ever created, a superconducting sheet of lead only two atoms thick.
Cellulose Nanopaper – Strong, Light and Green Alternative to Metals
New paper-like material made of cellulose is much stronger than metal, and could one day replace it.
Alternative eco-friendly materials that can replace metals are...
Artificial Trees from OSU Harness Energy from Vibrations
Artificial trees, inspired by nature, harness the energy of surrounding vibrations- from traffic to earthquakes.
Over the recent years we have covered quite a number of...
Researchers Develop Device to Convert Vibrations Into Electricity
Bristol University researchers have developed a new way to provide free energy to businesses and homes. They have created a new type of energy-harvesting device that makes use of non-linear springs and mass.
New Electron Cooling Discovery to Extract More Energy from Solar Cells
Do you know that electrons can be "cooled"? The cooling of an electron, in lay language, is the transitory state in which the electron passes from a high-oscillation state to a low-oscillation, normal state. The high oscillation state is given by an external stimulus, i.e. electric voltage.
