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Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent
Scientists at the U.S.
National Renewable Energy
Laboratory have set a world
record in solar cell
efficiency with a
photovoltaic device that
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Comet Dust Reveals Unexpected Mixing Of Solar System
Chemical clues from a
comet's halo are challenging
common views about the
history and evolution of the
solar system and showing it
may be more mixed-up than
... > full story
Slicing Solar Power Costs: New Method Cuts Waste In Making Most Efficient Solar Cells
Engineers have devised a new
way to slice thin wafers of
the chemical element
germanium for use in the
most efficient type of solar
... > full story
Converting Sunlight To Cheaper Energy
Scientists are working to
convert sunlight to cheap
electricity. They are
working with new materials
that can make devices used
for converting sunlight to
electricity cheaper and more
... > full story
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Smart Electricity Meter Developed
October 7, 2008 — Engineers have just developed one of the world’s most advanced Smart Electricity Meters. The smart meter monitors energy consumption, giving information not just through a traditional power ... > full story -
Solar Energy
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Electricity
Materials Science
New European Record Efficiency For Solar Cells Achieved: 39.7%
September 25, 2008 — At 39.7% efficiency for a multi-junction solar cell, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems have exceeded their own European record of 37.6% which they achieved just a short ... > full story -
Polymer Electric Storage, Flexible And Adaptable
August 21, 2008 — The proliferation of solar, wind and even tidal electric generation and the rapid emergence of hybrid electric automobiles demands flexible and reliable methods of high-capacity electrical storage. ... > full story -
Thermodynamics
Energy and the Environment
Energy Issues
Renewable Energy
Energy Technology
Environmental Science
Solar Collector Could Change Asphalt Roads Into Renewable Energy Source
August 14, 2008 — Scientists have found a way to use asphalt's heat-soaking property for an alternative energy source by developing a solar collector that could turn roads and parking lots into ubiquitous -- and ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Energy Technology
Solar Energy
Thermodynamics
Flexible Nanoantenna Arrays Capture Abundant Solar Energy
August 12, 2008 — Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources. The new technology is the ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Energy Technology
Environmental Science
Electricity
'Major Discovery' Primed To Unleash Solar Revolution: Scientists Mimic Essence Of Plants' Energy Storage System
August 1, 2008 — Until now, solar power has been a daytime-only energy source, because storing extra solar energy for later use is prohibitively expensive and grossly inefficient. Researchers have now hit upon a ... > full story -
Student Devises Solar Energy ECG Useful In Developing Countries And Troubled Areas
July 24, 2008 — A electrotechnology student has devised an ECG machine that runs on solar energy. This especially lends itself to use in developing countries or troubled ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Energy Technology
Electricity
Environmental Science
Better Than Power Grid: New Microgrid Network Proposed For More Dependable, Cheaper Power
July 23, 2008 — A researcher has proposed a microgrid-based power plant with its own local power sources and independent control as a more dependable, efficient, and cost effective system than traditional telecom ... > full story -
New 'Window' Opens On Solar Energy: Cost Effective Devices Available Soon
July 11, 2008 — Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. Engineers report a new approach to harnessing ... > full story -
Better Technology For Developing Plastic Solar Cells And Plastic Electronic Devices Created
July 9, 2008 — A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor has been developed. As the probe bobs up and ... > full story
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