New solar sailing technology for NASA
This post was originally published on this siteResearchers is taking solar sailing to the next level with advanced photonic materials. This new class of materials could be [...]
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Traveling to the sun: Why won’t Parker Solar Probe melt?
This post was originally published on this siteThis summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will launch to travel closer to the Sun, deeper into the solar atmosphere, than [...]
New battery could store wind and solar electricity affordably and at room temperature
This post was originally published on this siteA new type of flow battery that involves a liquid metal more than doubled the maximum voltage of conventional flow batteries [...]
How to build efficient organic solar cells
This post was originally published on this siteOrganic solar cells, made from carbon-based materials, present unique advantages compared with other solar cell technologies. [...]
How to build efficient organic solar cells
This post was originally published on this siteTwenty-five researchers from seven research institutes have put their heads together to draw up rules for designing [...]
Adding an inert polymer to plastic solar cells enables high efficiency and easy production
This post was originally published on this sitePolymer plastic solar cells remain an industry priority because of their light weight, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Now [...]
How gold nanoparticles could improve solar energy storage
This post was originally published on this siteStar-shaped gold nanoparticles, coated with a semiconductor, can produce hydrogen from water over four times more efficiently [...]
Conductive property of graphene, advancing promise of solar technology
This post was originally published on this siteResearchers have connected a graphene layer with two other atomic layers (molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide) thereby [...]
Researchers improve conductive property of graphene, advancing promise of solar technology
This post was originally published on this siteIn 2010, the Nobel Prize in Physics went to the discoverers of graphene. A single layer of carbon atoms, graphene possesses [...]
Salt is key ingredient for cheaper and more efficient batteries
This post was originally published on this siteA new design of rechargeable battery, created using salt, could lead the way for greener energy. Researchers have designed the [...]