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Tech Xplore / Enhancing eco-friendly solar cells through simple temperature control
A research team has discovered a technology that significantly enhances the efficiency of eco-friendly solar cells through simple temperature control. They found that rapidly increasing the temperature during material thermal ...
Tech Xplore / Polymer electrolyte that can quadruple power generation efficiency developed
A research team has presented a design strategy for precisely controlling polarity, the key property of triboelectric energy-harvesting materials. The key to this study lies in structurally tuning the polarity direction through ...
Tech Xplore / To fight cybercrime, student unravels the layers of 3D printing
To most people, a 3D printer is a cool piece of technology that can make toys, tools or parts in minutes. But for Hala Ali, it can be a partner in crime, and the doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University earned ...
Tech Xplore / Tracking the neural activity of undergrads reveals how the human brain learns to code
Computer programming powers modern society and enabled the AI revolution, but little is known about how our brains learn this essential skill. To help answer that question, Johns Hopkins University researchers studied the ...
Tech Xplore / Three-layer microfluidic cooling device can remove heat from small electronics more efficiently
As electronic devices become increasingly powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat fluxes, or in other words, produce more heat in a smaller area. These heat fluxes raise the temperature of a device and can damage ...
Tech Xplore / DeepMind introduces AI agent that learns to complete various tasks in a scalable world model
Over the past decade, deep learning has transformed how artificial intelligence (AI) agents perceive and act in digital environments, allowing them to master board games, control simulated robots and reliably tackle various ...
Tech Xplore / Isotropic MOF coating reduces side reactions to boost stability of solid-state Na batteries
In recent years, energy engineers have been trying to design new reliable batteries that can store more energy and allow electronics to operate for longer periods of time before they need to be charged. Some of the most promising ...
Tech Xplore / Double-layer electrode design powers next-gen silicon-based batteries for faster charging and longer range EVs
New research, led by Queen Mary University of London, demonstrates that a double-layer electrode design, guided by fundamental science through operando imaging, shows remarkable improvements in the cyclic stability and fast-charging ...
Tech Xplore / 3D-printed twisting material offers adaptable impact protection for vehicles
A new form of 3D-printed twisting metamaterial which can mitigate the effects of impact could lead to improved crash protection for vehicles in the years ahead.
Tech Xplore / Framework reveals a smarter and faster way to retire US coal plants
Even as coal power continues its steady decline in the United States, more than a hundred plants still have no retirement plans—a gap large enough to derail national climate goals. A new study led by UC Santa Barbara researchers ...
Tech Xplore / Defect passivation strategy sets new performance benchmark for Sb₂S₃ solar cells
A research team led by Profs. Wang Mingtai and Chen Chong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed an antimony trisulfide (Sb₂S₃) solar cell with a record conversion ...
Tech Xplore / Novel carbon nanotube-based transistors reach THz frequencies
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, have proved to be promising for the fabrication of various electronic devices. In fact, these structures exhibit outstanding ...
