Solar cell turns windows into power generators
Solar cells based on low-cost carbon nanotubes that are transparent and flexible can be sprayed onto windows and woven into a range of materials including fabric.
Flinders University19 March 2012
Nanotree harvests sun’s energy to make hydrogen
A forest of tiny silicon and zinc oxide nanowires can capture solar energy and convert it to hydrogen fuel.
PhysOrg 7 March 2012
Going solar. A PhD’s quest for affordable energy.
By Jason Major
TechNyou
This is the latest TechNyou video and the first in what I hope will be a series of videos I have tentatively called, “What gets a scientist out of bed?”
This is my first personal attempt at producing a video, though Mike Wilkins (a dude with eminently more skill than me with a camera) did the filming and editing. I am the first to admit I am not entirely sure I have captured the story and angle I wanted to, but I like to think I can only improve.
So for your viewing pleasure, go forth and investigate what I hope is a glimpse into what motivates one young scientist and his quest to manipulate nanoparticles to improve the efficiency of solar cells and their manufacture. It is also on our YouTube Channel, TechNyouVids
Check out all our other vids at TechNyouVids. We have more than 1300 subscribers now with some videos getting nearly 60,000 views. Splendidly pleased with that, I am.
Shrinking the lab-on-a-chip…and more
The Guardian’s series on nanotech. Solar energy to medical diagnostics
The Guardian: November 2011
And their Little things, big impact with nano channels
Nano electrode for battery to make large-scale power storage feasible
Nanoparticles of a copper compound can make a high-power battery electrode that is inexpensive and durable enough to make possible large-scale energy storage on the electrical grid.
Stanford University: 23 November 2011
Using light waves to advance solar energy
Instead of using light as a particle to convert to electricity, researchers have found a way to use nano-sized antennae to catch light waves to do the same thing.
Nanowerk: 10 November 2011
More efficient dye to boost solar cells
More efficient dyed cells based on plant chlorophyll could helpe make for cheaper solar windows
Scientific American 3 November 2011
Image: DYE-SENSITIZED: By mimicking plants, scientists boosted the power output of dye-sensitized solar cells like the one pictured here. Image: Courtesy of Michael Graetzel
Energy-storage membrane to boost battery power
A soft, foldable membrane made from organic waste with superior charge-holding capacity could lead to inexpensive batteries for solar and electric car systems
National University of Singapore: 30 September 2011
Improving solar, communications
Two elements, two technologies that could make solar and electronics cheaper, more efficient
Duke University: 26 Sepetember 2011 Copper Film Could Lower Touch Screen, LED and Solar Cell Costs
PhysOrg 27 September 2011 Researchers use carbon nanotubes to make solar cells affordable, flexible
Quantum dots boost next generation solar cells
Nanoscale semiconductors have been wrapped up in a layer of atoms and turned into most efficient solar cells of their type.