All Articles Tagged As: solar power

Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells (9/12/2009)

Using a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting light to electricity than now used in calculators and on rooftops. ...> Full Article

Lower-cost solar cells to be printed like newspaper, painted on rooftops (8/26/2009)

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Team to study applicability of solar cell coatings (7/3/2009)

A project under way at the US Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory will study how special coatings that mimic structures found in nature can increase the usefulness of solar energy as a vital part of the nation's future energy strategy. ...> Full Article

Hard X-ray Nanoprobe provides new capability to study nanoscale materials (6/26/2008)

Novel microscopy tool provides highest resolution for hard x-rays ...> Full Article

Nanostructures Will Raise Thin-Film Solar Cell Efficiency (5/17/2008)

Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, electrical engineers are working toward thin-film "single junction" solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. ...> Full Article

Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency (5/15/2008)

Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. ...> Full Article

Nanotechnology expert awarded $10M grant (3/17/2008)

One of 12 scholars worldwide selected ...> Full Article

Nanowires hold promise for more affordable solar cells (1/26/2008)

Millions of nearly invisible wires may hold the answer to making solar cells a more affordable source of alternative energy. ...> Full Article

New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion (1/9/2008)

In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using nanotechnology, researchers can experiment with and control how a material generates, captures, transports, and stores free electrons--properties that are important for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. ...> Full Article

Nanotube-producing Bacteria Show Manufacturing Promise (12/8/2007)

Nanotubes may have high-tech applications, study involving UCR engineers reports ...> Full Article

Solar cells of the future (12/7/2007)

A new material, nano flakes, may revolutionise the transformation of solar energy to electricity. If so, even ordinary households can benefit from solar electricity and save money in the future. ...> Full Article

'Nanospikes' Add To Solar, Biomedical, Microelectronics Applications (10/24/2007)

New technology could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your computer from overheating. ...> Full Article

Engineering Expert's 'Nanospikes' Add New Dimension to Solar, Biomedical, Microelectronics Research (8/13/2007)

New technology in development at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your computer from overheating. Through the creation of nano/micro laser texturing and "nanospikes" on the surfaces of semiconductors and metals, Mool C. Gupta, Langley Distinguished Professor in U.Va.'s Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is adding an entirely new dimension to these materials' effectiveness. ...> Full Article