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Lithium-ion batteries would be a great invention, were it not for their flammable liquid electrolyte. Sure, battery engineers have tamed…
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Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel from the Sun
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New Materials Set Record for Efficiency of Polymer Solar Cells
North Carolina State University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology researchers have found that temperature-controlled aggregation in…
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Revolutionary New Form of Silicon Great for Solar Panels
A team of Carnegie scientists led by Timothy Strobel has synthesized an entirely new form of silicon that promises…
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Improving Battery Performance is as Simple as a Day at the Beach
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have created a lithium ion battery that outperforms…