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Solar Nanowire Array May Increase Percentage of Sun’s Frequencies Available for Energy Conversion
Researchers creating electricity through photovoltaics want to convert as many of the sun’s wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency. Otherwise,…
Microelectronics: Two at a time
Semiconductor chip makers first began the production of three-dimensional (3D) transistors in 2011. Engineers can pack more 3D transistors onto a single chip…
Everyone Knows It's Windy . . .
The data come from a six-ton buoy that was deployed at three locations in the lake: two points near the Muskegon shoreline and about 35 miles off shore. Loaded…
Ionic liquid improves speed and efficiency of hydrogen-producing catalyst
The design of a nature-inspired material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas has gone holistic. Usually, tweaking the design of this particular catalyst…
Catching some rays: Organic solar cells make a leap forward
At the atomic level, organic solar cells function like the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet. There’s a strong natural attraction between the positive and…
'No-sleep energy bugs' drain smartphone batteries
“These energy bugs are a silent battery killer,” said Y. Charlie Hu, a Purdue University professor of electrical and computer engineering. “A fully charged…