Solar Cells
Making solar panels with cleaner, greener technology
Mention solar energy, and most people think “squeaky clean, pollution-free.” The reality of making solar panels with existing technology, however, is much different, involving use of potentially toxic substances and lots of energy. That could change…
Nanomaterials in our environment
Madison, WI DECEMBER 15, 2010 — The manufacturing of nanomaterials has been steadily on the rise in the medical, industrial, and scientific fields. Nanomaterials are materials that are engineered to have dimensions less than 100 nanometers and ha…
Video-game technology may speed development of new drugs
Parents may frown upon video games, but the technology used in the wildly popular games is quietly fostering a revolution in speeding the development of new products and potentially life-saving drugs. That’s the topic of an article in the current is…
Quantum Mechanics In Submicron Thin Metal Films Allows Conversion of the Full Solar Spectrum To Electricity
Quantum mechanics allows heat absorbed in submicron thin metal films over the full solar spectrum to be converted to electrical current by the photoelectric effect.