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Elusive 'hot' electrons captured in ultra-thin solar cells

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 3

Boston College researchers have observed the "hot electron" effect in a solar cell for the first time and successfully harvested the elusive charges using ultra-thin solar cells, opening a potential avenue to improved solar ...


Stanford researchers develop the next generation of retinal implants

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural.


Staying Power: Senate Hearing Focuses On Energy Storage

Staying Power: Senate Hearing Focuses On Energy Storage

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Thursday's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing featured testimony from experts about the power industry's need to develop systems capable of storing large amounts of electricity if the nation's ...


Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is planning to invest in the island's largest producer of solar cells

Taiwan chip giant TSMC to enter solar energy

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday.


Highlight: Solar - Bridging the gap

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium dioxide, the same inexpensive white pigment that protects us from sunburns, can be converted into a material that absorbs sunlight and could greatly increase the efficiency of solar energy cells.


Rare earth metal enhances phosphate glass

Physics / Condensed Matter

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining colorless, ...