Quantum dots are manmade nanoparticles of semiconducting material comprising only a few thousand atoms. Because of the small number of atoms, a quantum dot’s properties lie between those of single atoms or molecules and bulk material with a huge number of atoms. By changing the nanoparticles’ size and shape, it is possible to fine-tune […]
Clenera, LLC is pleased to announce that as of March 8, 2021, the 127.5 MWdc Wapello Solar photovoltaic project in Louisa County, Iowa has been delivering energy to the grid. Located near Wapello, the project was developed by Clenera, a company that acquires, develops, builds, and manages utility-scale solar farms and energy […]
New light-directed materials developed by researchers at Tufts University promise to power smart solar panels that automatically follow the sun’s path across the sky. The technology, described Friday in the journal Nature Communications, could be used to build a variety of smart light-driven systems, including sophisticated soft robots. Engineers developed the new smart materials by […]
The scientists of the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (NUST MISIS) being a part of an international team of researches managed to increase the capacity and extend the service life of lithium-ion batteries. According to the researchers, they have synthesized a new nanomaterial that can replace low-efficiency graphite used in lithium-ion batteries […]
Energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been used in our everyday life for many decades. But the quest for better LEDs, offering both lower costs and brighter colours, has recently drawn scientists to a material called perovskite. A recent joint-research project co-led by the scientist from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has now developed […]
The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by exploiting a phenomenon known as singlet fission. However, unexplained energy losses during the reaction have until now been a major problem. A research group led by scientists at Linkoping University, Sweden, has discovered what happens during singlet fission and where the lost energy goes. The […]
