Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for controlling the crystalline structure of titanium dioxide at room temperature.
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What is common to blood, ink and gruel? They are all liquids in which tiny particles are suspended so called colloids
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Optical data carriers such as DVDs, Blu-rays and CD-RWs store data in layers of so-called "phase change materials". In the future, these materials will enable the development of fast, non-volatile and energy-saving main memories. A prerequisite for this is a low thermal conductivity
Read More »Boosting Solar Cell Efficiency by Minimizing Defects
A new advance in solar cells that tips the surface with minuscule cone structures could neutralize manufacturing defects, boosting efficiency up to 80 percent. In conventional solar panels, more than 50 percent of the charges generated by sunlight are lost due to defects, said Jun Xu, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The irregularities in the formation of the crystalline structure of solar cells can trap electrons and limit the transfer of sunlight to electrical energy.
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