Solar is becoming a major player in electricity generation and scientists are trying to boost its efficiency still further.
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Some materials react and generate potentially helpful particles when exposed to light. Analytical AI can help scientists sort through materials to find ones with this property.
Spacecraft exteriors that automatically heal from radiation damage would change the game − one material shows promise.
Including a positive way to think about tipping points.
A new generation of flexible solar cells has been pioneered using a material known as perovskite.
Chemicals found in food and solar cell technology have an interesting history – as my own research shows.
Silicon is cheap and a good semiconductor, but it’s bulky and rigid. Using organic polymers as semiconductors could yield solar panels with the physical characteristics of plastics.
A hybrid approach to solar – using reliable silicon and new inexpensive material perovskite – shows promise for low-cost, efficient solar cells.
Whenever I tell people I work with solar cells I am asked the same two questions: are they ever going to be really cheap? And can you get me some? While the answer to the second question is no, the answer…
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