News tagged with high efficiency
First proof of single atomic layer material with zero electrical resistance
A research group at the NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) has proved that the electrical resistance of a metal single atomic layer on a silicon surface becomes zero by superconductivity.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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World's most efficient flexible OLED on plastic created
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the world's most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, not to mention ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Researchers discover technique to improve solar cell technology
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory has discovered a way to tailor nanostructures that could result in low-cost, high efficiency solar cells. The research appears in the ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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How to produce flexible CIGS solar cells with record efficiency
High-performance flexible and lightweight solar cells, say, on plastic foils, have excellent potential to lower the manufacturing costs through roll-to-roll processing and the so called "balance-of-system" ...
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Sep 21, 2011 |
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New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods
Scientists from the University of Picardie Jules Verne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are reporting development of a new genre of an electrolyte system for solar cells that breaks the double-digit ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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SNS, HFIR experiments help refine thin-film solar cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar cells that convert sunlight into electricity could be a widely used renewable energy source. Getting to that point, though, requires breakthroughs in their cost and their efficiency at turning sunbeams ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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New technique boosts efficiency of blood cell production from human stem cells
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed an improved technique for generating large numbers of blood cells from a patient's own cells. The new technique will be immediately useful ...
Jul 15, 2011 |
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NREL invention speeds solar cell quality tests
To come up with a way to do something 1,000 times faster than it had been done in the past, you have to count on some serendipity -- not to mention hard work, collaboration and good timing.
Jul 12, 2011 |
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How to choose a catalyst: Predicting which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries
MIT researchers have found a new way to predict which materials will perform best as catalysts for oxygen reduction, a core process in metal air batteries and fuel cells, opening up the possibility of faster ...
Jun 14, 2011 |
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First telecommunications wavelength quantum dot laser on a silicon substrate
A new generation of high speed, silicon-based information technology has been brought a step closer by researchers in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at UCL and the London Centre for Nanotechnology. ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Ready to clean up with a green business
There's figurative sweating, as in the fretting that goes on in the lives of small-business owners, a worry-filled club of risk-takers.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Scientists demonstrate a high-efficiency ceramic laser
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the Optical Sciences Division at the Naval Research Laboratory, report a successful demonstration of a novel high-efficiency ceramic laser that is both, light-weight and compact ...
May 24, 2011 |
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Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity
Billions of dollars lost each year as waste heat from industrial processes can be converted into electricity with a technology being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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May 16, 2011 |
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Red light-emitting diode sets new efficiency record
Osram Opto Semiconductors has raised the efficiency of its high-performance red light-emitting diode (LED) by 30% under laboratory conditions. This record-setting efficiency was achieved through optimization of the chips. ...
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Sanyo announces world's most efficient solar module
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sanyo has announced its development of the world's most energy efficient solar module, the HIT-N230. The module was unveiled at a press conference run by Sanyo Electric's Solar Division.
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Jun 16, 2010 |
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