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Cambridge University Resolution Solar Car On the Right Track to Australia Solar Challenge

Benji Jerew — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:22:35 +0000

Aside from their ability to carry a passenger, solar cars have almost nothing in common with on-road vehicles than they do with the vehicles we drive to work, school, and play every day. This year’s Australian Solar Challenge has modified the rules somewhat in order to bring the challengers a little closer to real-world application. […]

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New Organic Solar PV Technology To Make Solar Cell Installation Easier and Cheaper

Mike Sandru — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:17:24 +0000

The UK environmental group Carbon Trust and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory have jointly formed a new company called Eight19 concentrating on the development of new organic photovoltaic (PV) technology that could make the installation of solar cells cheaper and easier.

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FloDrive Turbine – 1kW Hydroelectric Generator to Power Homes in Developing Countries

Mike Sandru — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:13:03 +0000

Students at Cambridge University have recently created a portable hydroelectric generator that is able to supply up to 1 kW of electricity when installed in free-flowing rivers. Called the “FloDrive Turbine”, this generator could be used to power homes in developing countries, being very easy to install and needing no special equipment or infrastructure. According […]

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Nanowires May Boost Solar Panels Efficiency and Lower Prices

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:28:17 +0000

Gang Chen from Cambridge University has done research on making a new solar cell structure, that would rise its efficiency by not reflecting light, but absorbing it through the intrinsic nature of the nanowire material.

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Room Temperature Superconductors: a Step Away

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:37:42 +0000

Imagine your television set working for 0.0001Watt, or your electric car charged by the Sun as you go. Imagine almost never ending batteries powering cool engines, no power lost through heat.

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