Ink used in blue jeans may lead more efficient solar cells

Cornell University researchers are working on a way to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of solar cells by building an organic framework using the same type of dyes that are used for blue jeans. These common organic dyes, called phthalocyanines, are very similar in structure to chlorophyll, which is the compound in Related posts: Make your own solar cells Physorg.com: V-shaped solar cells could lead to better efficiency Blue Square Energy gets more efficient solar cells out of cheaper grade silicon

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Solar-Powered UAV Under Development

If UAVs starts running on the solar system, then it will save lots of expensive fossil fuel and the add-ons in the form of greenhouse effects. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology are working on a model of a solar-powered unmanned flight system for round-the-clock surveillance. They have christened their baby as the Posted in: Inventions , Solar Power , Transportation

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High-Tech Thin-Film Origami

You can think of it as origami — very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois are working on the same good old silicon but they are taking an entirely different route. They are working on thin films of silicon applying two processes one is photolithography and another is self-folding process driven by Posted in: Inventions , PhotoVoltaics , Solar Power

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Green Heating and Cooling Technology from Carbon

Carbon is a substance environmentalists love to hate. It is the major ingredient of environmental damage. Scientists and environmentalists are working hard to decrease the amount of carbon emission in the environment. But researchers at the University of Warwick have invented a complete different use of carbon. They are using carbon for Posted in: Environment , Future Energy , Inventions

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