KAUST team sets world record for tandem solar cell efficiency by Staff Writers Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic market with module efficiencies of around 20-22%. However, the field of solar energy is wanting for innovative materials and approaches that yield even higher efficiencies […]
High-efficiency sustainable solar cells for IoT devices with AI-powered energy management by Staff Writers Newcastle UK (SPX) Apr 14, 2023 Newcastle University researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices. Led by Dr Marina Freitag, the research group from the from […]
Migrating ions through the perovskite layer in two dimensions by Staff Writers Changchun, China (SPX) Apr 13, 2023 Electrostatic doping has been widely used in low-dimensional materials, including carbon nanotube (CNT) and two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Unlike conventional lattice doping with impurity atoms, it is challenging […]
Guiding JUICE to Jupiter by Staff Writers Paris, France (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 This phenomenal endeavour, led by the European Space Agency, is powered by Airbus technology. Our engineers have rarely faced a greater challenge than enabling such a journey. The JUICE probe will encounter extreme temperatures, intense radiation and decreasing solar energy […]
Fish-inspired, self-charging electric battery may help power space applications by Staff Writers Niversity Park PA (SPX) Apr 11, 2023 A research lab at Penn State will equally share a three-year, $2.55 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with three other teams at Carnegie Mellon University and the Adolphe […]
Tesla to build battery plant in Shanghai: state media by AFP Staff Writers Shanghai (AFP) April 9, 2023 Tesla will build a new facility in Shanghai to make its Megapack batteries, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. The factory, which will have an initial capacity of 10,000 Megapack units per year, is expected […]
