high efficiency

Solar Power Game-changer: 'Near Perfect' Absorption Of Sunlight,...

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:30:03 -0600

Researchers have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

Compound Could Help Detect Chemical, Biological Weapons At Long ...

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:15:01 -0500

A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered by scientists because its structure was too difficult to examine.

Argonne scientists peer into heart of compound that may detect c...

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(DOE/Argonne National Laboratory) A light-transmitting compound that could one day be used in high-efficiency fiber optics and in sensors to detect biological and chemical weapons at long distance almost went undiscovered by scientists because its structure was too difficult to examine.

Toward The Next Generation Of High-efficiency Plastic Solar Cell...

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500

Researchers report an advance toward the next generation of plastic solar cells, which are widely heralded as a low cost, environmentally-friendly alternative to inorganic solar cells for meeting rising energy demands. Plastic solar cells, fabricated from bulk heterojunction materials comprising semiconducting polymers and fullerenes, have already demonstrated promising performance.