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New Stable Organic Solar Cells that Enable Renewable Energy
Organic solar cells show great promise for clean energy applications. However, photovoltaic modules made from organic semiconductors do not maintain their efficiency for long...
Making Ammonia Could Take a Bite Out of Global Energy Use
Making Ammonia Could Take a Bite Out of Global Energy Use: Stanford researchers have discovered a simple and environmentally sound way to make ammonia...
New Ultrathin Material for Doubling Solar Cell Efficiency
New Ultrathin Material for Doubling Solar Cell Efficiency: Solar power technologies, which use solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity or storable fuels, are...
Even as Temperatures Rise, this Hydrogel Material Keeps Absorbing Moisture
MIT engineers identified an unusually absorbent material that could be used for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates.
Even as Temperatures Rise, this...
Physicists Discover Transformable Nano-Scale Electronic Devices
The finding has potential to fundamentally change the nature of these items
Physicists Discover Transformable Nano-Scale Electronic Devices: Irvine, Calif., April 17, 2023 — The...
How Does an Aging-Associated Enzyme Access our Genetic Material?
How Does an Aging-Associated Enzyme Access our Genetic Material?: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — New research provides insight into how an enzyme that helps regulate...
Magnetic Quantum Material Paves Way Sustainable Computers
Magnetic Quantum Material Paves Way Sustainable Computers: The discovery of new quantum materials with magnetic properties are believed to pave the way for ultra-fast...
Stanford Turning Seawater into Hydrogen Fuel
The SLAC-Stanford team pulled hydrogen directly from ocean waters. Their work could help efforts to generate low-carbon fuel for electric grids, cars, boats and...
Scientists Use Peroxide to Peer into Metal Oxide Reactions
Using advanced in-situ spectroscopy techniques, scientists at Binghamton University and Brookhaven Lab gain new insights into catalytic oxidation
Scientists Use Peroxide to Peer into Metal Oxide Reactions:...
Shedding Light on Mechanisms of Electrochemical Energy Storage
UV-Visible Spectroscopy Gives Researchers a Tool to Study Battery Materials
Understanding why certain materials work better than others when it comes to energy storage is...
