Efficiency

Perovskite solar cells designed by a team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have attained a world record efficiency of 24.35% with an active area of 1 cm2. This achievement paves the way for cheaper, more…

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., has been struggling to find a place for his company in the AI boom. Google engineers laid the groundwork for OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but Microsoft capitalised on it. Now Google has rushed…

When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too heavy to be feasibly transported by rocket. To address this challenge, a wide variety…

Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have achieved a breakthrough power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 19.31% with organic solar cells (OSCs), also known as polymer solar cells. This remarkable binary OSC efficiency…

The absolute internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of indium gallium nitride (InGaN) based blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at low temperatures is often assumed to be 100%. However, a new study from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign…

Making iron and steel is enormously energy intensive. Credit: Shutterstock The race to net zero is accelerating. Just last week, United…

You've decided which electric car is best for you, you've picked out and installed a home EV charger, and now it's time to get out and drive.With only a few exceptions, almost every EV available today boasts over 200 miles of range, and…

Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers. The findings are important because a data center can…

Silicon anode batteries have the potential to revolutionize energy storage capabilities, which is key to meeting climate goals and unlocking the full potential of electric vehicles. However, the irreversible depletion of lithium ions in…

Last Updated: May 17, 2023, 05:10 ISTBritain's Conservative government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is looking to establish a regulatory framework for crypto. (Shutterstock)Global authorities are increasingly anxious of the lack of…