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Major advance in organic solar cells

Chemistry / Polymers

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Professor Guillermo Bazan and a team of postgraduate researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Polymers and Organic Solids (CPOS) today announced a major advance in the synthesis of organic polymers for plastic solar cells. ...


Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 5

University of Washington researchers have found a way to measure exactly how much electrical current is carried by tiny bubbles and channels that form inside nanoscale solar cells, paving the way for development ...


Powering the future -- solar cells by the meter

Powering the future -- solar cells by the meter

Technology / Energy

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Trials commencing today promise a new era of solar cells that are printed like money.


New Semiconducting Material

Solarmer Energy expects sun to shine on Chicago invention

Chemistry /

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solarmer Energy Inc. is developing plastic solar cells for portable electronic devices that will incorporate technology invented at the University of Chicago.


A better image for plastic solar cells

A better image for plastic solar cells

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 0

A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...