Mar
18
Researchers at Brown University Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation have come up with a new way of making thin perovskite films for solar cells at room temperature. In just five years of development hybrid perovskite solar cells have attained power conversion efficiencies that took decades to achieve with the top-performing silicon semiconductor materials used […]
Mar
17
3 to 5 Times More Solar Power Than California’s Demand
March 17, 2015 | 2 Comments
Carnegie Institution’s Rebecca R. Hernandez (now at University of California Berkley), Madison K. Hoffacker, and Chris Field found that the amount of energy that could be generated from solar equipment constructed on and around existing infrastructure in California would exceed the state’s demand by up to five times. The team offers that further development of […]
Mar
12
Safer Solar Powered Hydrogen Fuel Production
March 12, 2015 | 3 Comments
California Institute of Technology scientists inspired by a chemical process found in leaves have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capable of harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen fuel. Nate Lewis, the George L. Argyros Professor and professor of chemistry at Caltech explains the high point, “We […]
Mar
11
Making That Lithium Ion Battery Last Longer
March 11, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Arizona State University researchers are exploring new energy storage technology that could give lithium ion batteries an even longer life cycle. Dan Buttry, professor and chair of ASU’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the research led a team using silicon based ionic liquids and a new formulation. The research, just published in Nature Communications, brings […]
Mar
10
Producing Man Made Methane Hydrates
March 10, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at the Laboratory of Advanced Materials, University of Alicante’s department of Inorganic Chemistry, have developed a technology that produces artificial methane hydrates. The researchers are showing its possible to prepare methane hydrates in a laboratory by imitating, and even enhancing, natural processes through the use of activated carbon materials as nano-reactors. The may be […]
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