New approach to programming for green computing
Computers and electronic devices, ranging from smartphones to servers, consume a steadily growing amount of energy.
In recent years, computer scientists have developed an interest...
Neutron analysis yields insight into bacteria for solar energy
Structural studies of some of nature's most efficient light-harvesting systems are lighting the way for new generations of biologically inspired solar cell devices.
Researchers from...
Scientists Control Light Scattering in Graphene
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have learned to control...
Increased Polymer Solar Cells Light Absorption Developed By Iowa State University Researchers
A report recently published in an online journal called Advanced Materials points out that a process has been developed by the researchers at the...
Advanced carbon aerogels can be manipulated for a variety of uses in the renewable...
Because of their unique structure, carbon aerogels may be used for hydrogen and electrical energy storage in the future.
Carbon aerogels (CAs) are a unique...
New kind of optical fiber developed
A team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State , has developed the very first optical fiber...
Physicists Develop Scalable Method for Making Graphene
New research from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a more consistent and cost-effective method for making graphene, the atomic-scale material that has promising applications...
Ultra thin gadgets and high energy efficency electronic devices with multi-core voltage regulator
Plug-and-play multi-core voltage regulator could lead to "smarter" smartphones, slimmer laptops, and energy-friendly data centers
There was a time when a laptop could weigh 10...
Nanotechnology has increased efficiency of organic solar cells
In the solar energy field researchers are using the latest developments in nanotechnology to work on very small solar cells. Researchers are testing different...
British researchers to develop solar energy harvesting technology at nanoscale
Fifteen British businesses and seven universities are to share £5 million of government funding to enable them to research the use of novel nanoscale...