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Science & Tech News tagged with Solar Cells

Lower-Cost Solar Cells To Be Printed Like Newspaper, Painted On Rooftops
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Cells, Electricity, Sustainabililty )

Ben
- 119 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.
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Lower-Cost Solar Cells to Be Printed Like Newspaper, Painted on Rooftops - Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of T
Science & Tech  (tags: solar cells, solar energy, NewTechnology, green energy )

Karen
- 120 days ago - engr.utexas.edu
Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.
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Advent Solar Achieves Efficiency Milestones
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Cells, NewTechnology, investigation )

Ingrid
- 245 days ago - solardaily.com
Advent Solar has announced that it has successfully expanded its Ventura Technology manufacturing capability across all silicon types, including multi-crystalline, mono-crystalline and UMG.
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Are Cheaper Than Silicon And Act More Like Plants
Science & Tech  (tags: solar cells, dye sensitized, alternative fuels )

Kimberly
- 641 days ago - scientificblogging.com
A cheap alternative to silicon solar cells can be found in dye-sensitized solar cells. This type of cell imitates the natural conversion of sunlight into energy by plants and light-sensitive bacteria.
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'Simple Discovery' Leads to Aust Science Breakthrough - Australia
Science & Tech  (tags: australia, university, scientists, wollongong, carbon, solar cells )

Chrissy
- 689 days ago - abc.net.au
Australian researchers have discovered a cheap and simple way to make sheets of carbon just one atom thick - a finding that has implications for a range of developments from solar cells to bionic ears.
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Look, Ma, No Batteries: Powering Nanoelectronics With Light
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, scientists, energy, solar cells )

Cathryne
- 797 days ago - uk.news.yahoo.com
Scientists have developed solar cells 200 hundred times thinner than a human hair that they believe will power the nanoscale gadgetry of tomorrow, according to a study released Wednesday. From consumer devices to bioterrorism monitors to in-body
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Cheaper, More Efficient Solar Cells
Science & Tech  (tags: solar cells )

Scuba
- 1006 days ago - technologyreview.com
Much more efficient solar cells may soon be possible as a result of technology that more efficiently captures and uses light. A MIT spinoff aims to capture and use photons that ordinarily pass through solar cells without generating electricity.
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Skinny New "Sliver Cells" to Slash Solar Costs By 60%
Science & Tech  (tags: solar cells )

Scuba
- 1007 days ago - goodnewsnetwork.org
A new type of solar cell, the "Sliver Cell", using razor-thin strips of material, has the potential to revolutionize the global solar power industry by dramatically reducing the amount of silicon required, the most expensive part of solar technology today
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Solar Cell Breaks Efficiency Record
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Energy, Solar Cells )

Scuba
- 1053 days ago - spectrolab.com
Boeing's Spectrolab unit, through a Department of Energy sponsorship, has developed a solar cell with a 40.7% efficiency in converting sunlight into electricity.
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