New Carbon Layer Makes Very Efficient Solar Cells
By adding a thin carbon-based DPND coating to silicon cells, solar cells achieve higher photon utilisation, maintaining cooler temp, improving both efficiency and lifespan.
Scientists...
Thin Layer Of Gold Improves The Efficiency Of Solar Cells
A new reflective gold layer allows ultrathin solar cells to absorb more light, improving the efficiency without increasing the material use.
Coating the solar cells...
EV Production Testing Solutions
EV makers face complex systems and high testing costs. New test platforms make production faster, lower costs, and ensure EVs work across vehicles and...
Faster Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries
MIT researchers have created a model that shows how lithium moves in batteries and why it affects charging speed and power.
Lithium-ion batteries power everything...
AI Helps Make Better Air Filters For Indoor
Can AI make indoor air cleaner and cheaper to maintain? A new approach may finally solve the long-standing HVAC filter problem.
Indoor air quality became...
Ultralow-Loss Polymers Pave Way For 6G
Researchers at Waseda University have developed sulfur-based polymers with ultralow dielectric loss, offering a major leap toward faster, more efficient 6G and high-frequency communication...
Tunable Spinel Semiconductors Transform Optoelectronics
Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a tunable spinel-type sulfide semiconductor that emits light from violet to orange and switches between...
Concrete Battery Stores Electricity 10 Times Than Before
Carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete into massive energy storage systems.
MIT engineers develop a new form of carbon-cement concrete that can store and release...
Power Supplies For Automation Systems
Need a small, low-energy power supply that works? New units give power, adjustable voltage, and quiet operation for many types of systems.
Engineers designing light...
Quantum Dots Replaces Toxic Metals In Infrared Devices
Infrared detectors made with liquid “quantum ink” avoid hazardous materials, offering a pathway to cheaper, safer and larger-scale imaging systems.
Infrared detectors can now be...
