American Chemical Society Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:35:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Novel Crystalline Silicon Process May Lead to Cheaper Solar Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crystalline-silicon-electrodeposition-solar-cells-20130130/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crystalline-silicon-electrodeposition-solar-cells-20130130/#respond Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:35:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32272 A recent study published in the Journal of American Chemical Society entitled “Direct Electrodeposition of Crystalline Silicon at Low Temperatures” details how researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new method for producing crystalline silicon. Crystalline silicon is used widely in the solar and tech industries and is often priced exorbitantly. While silicon […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/crystalline-silicon-electrodeposition-solar-cells-20130130/feed/ 0 32272 NASA May Build Nuclear Reactors on Moon and Mars https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-may-build-nuclear-reactors-on-moon-and-mars-20110829/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nasa-may-build-nuclear-reactors-on-moon-and-mars-20110829/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:13:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=20271 Nuclear power has originally been designed for use in terrestrial environments, but scientists at NASA think people could use nuclear fission reactors in extra-terrestrial environments such as the Moon, Mars or any other planet they may need power on. Nuclear fission doesn’t depend on sunlight, wind or any other element that may link it to […]

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