In a paper published Nov. 21 in Science Robotics, chemical engineer Zhenan Bao and her team demonstrated that the sensors work well enough to allow a robotic…
High-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems offer renewable electricity with the highest conversion efficiency and thus a correspondingly low use of…
In 2016, the United Nations adopted 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) within the framework of the UN Agenda 2030. The seventh goal “Affordable and Clean…
Photovoltaic (PV) systems are in use around the world in all kinds of different environments, including deserts, rainforests, temperate climates and high…
Today's optical systems — from smartphone cameras to cutting-edge microscopes — use technology that hasn't changed much since the mid-1700s.
The process could speed the commercial development of devices, materials and technologies that exploit the physical properties of nanoparticles, which are…
Heraeus and Ulbrich developed a process for the production of the efficient cell connector and presented the new product to the professional audience in…
What would it take to meet the world's energy needs, sustainably, far into the foreseeable future? Perhaps creating energy the way the sun does, through…
A Purdue University-led team developed a new material and manufacturing process that would make one way to use solar power – as heat energy – more efficient in…
Most lithium-ion batteries on the market come in cylindrical or rectangular shapes. Therefore, when a manufacturer is designing a product — such as a cell…
Optimal use of storage capacity
Scientists at EPFL and ETH Zurich have just made a major step toward this goal with their new haptic glove, which is not only lightweight – under 8 grams per…
“In addition to process optimization, the sustainable supply of heating and cooling in multi-family homes as well as in businesses and industry is important…
Thin organic layers provide machines and equipment with new functions. They enable, for example, tiny energy recuperators. In future, these will be installed…
“Human life on the planet has never been more complex,” said Caitlin Grady, assistant professor of civil engineering. “We're so intertwined with so many…
The trick: they incorporate layers of organic molecules into the solar cell. These layers utilise a quantum mechanical process known as singlet exciton fission…
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