photons Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Using Light To Clean Nuclear Waste https://www.greenoptimistic.com/light-clean-nuclear-waste-20180715/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/light-clean-nuclear-waste-20180715/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:01:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=66019 A Florida State University research team found a unique way to separate metal ions. This process could help to purify water or even recycle nuclear waste. They decided to use a simple, widely available energy source – Light. Postdoctoral researcher Sahan Salpage and Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Kenneth Hanson described their strategy in […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/light-clean-nuclear-waste-20180715/feed/ 0 66019 Advanced Solar Cell Resembles Rose Petal Epidermis https://www.greenoptimistic.com/advanced-solar-cell-resembles-rose-petal-epidermis-20160627/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/advanced-solar-cell-resembles-rose-petal-epidermis-20160627/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:04:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60163 The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) discovered a cheat for greater organic solar cell efficiency based on the epidermal cells of rose petals. Rose petals have certain properties that when artificially reproduced on a larger scale, such as a solar cell, yields more power. Researchers from the Light Technology Institute (LTI), the Institute of Microstructure […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/advanced-solar-cell-resembles-rose-petal-epidermis-20160627/feed/ 0 60163 Researchers to Develop Nanomotors Powered by Light https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-to-develop-nanomotors-powered-by-light-20090607/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-to-develop-nanomotors-powered-by-light-20090607/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:13:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3697 In short time, researchers at the University of Florida will develop nano-robots that can do everything from surgery to cleaning up toxic waste.

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