dye-sensitized solar cells (ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology...
(Source: ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) A selection of dye-sensitized solar cells A dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC, DSC or DYSC) is a low-cost solar cell belonging to...
View ArticleNanotech roundup: electricity from sewage, and self-cleaning solar panels
This month's roundup includes a device for squeezing energy from wastewater, and a coating to keep solar panels clean...
View ArticleHyperSolar Achieves Major Breakthrough in Splitting Water Into Renewable...
The Company Exceeds the 1.23 Volts Threshold Required for Artificial Photosynthesis to Split Water Into Hydrogen and Oxygen Using Only the Power of the Sun SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwired - December...
View ArticleArtificial Photosynthesis Could Soon Be Key To Widespread Adoption Of Renweables
Solar and wind power have one thing in common besides being renewable: When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, they don’t generate electricity. But artificial photosynthesis may someday...
View ArticleJCAP Stabilizes Common Semiconductors For Solar Fuels Generation (California...
(Source: California Institute of Technology) Researchers around the world are trying to develop solar-driven generators that can split water, yielding hydrogen gas that could be used as clean fuel....
View ArticleReinventing Photosynthesis
PASADENA – For decades, the development of renewable energy – and the policy debates that surround it – has focused largely on electricity generation. But more than 60% of the world’s energy is...
View ArticleBerkeley Lab’s Major Advance in Artificial Photosynthesis Poses Win/Win for...
(Source: FLC - Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer) A major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses a win/win for the environment - using sequestered CO2 for green chemistry,...
View ArticleStanford engineer hleps figure out how to make more efficient fuel cells...
(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, July 9, 2014 Using high-brilliance X-rays, researchers track the process that fuel cells use to produce electricity, knowledge that will help make...
View ArticleArtificial leaf makes fuel from water
Researchers have successfully developed an artificial leaf which mimics the process of photosynthesis to create fuel using water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. The new system consists of three main...
View ArticleOne Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis and "Solar Fuels" (California...
(Source: California Institute of Technology) Caltech scientists, inspired by a chemical process found in leaves, have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices...
View ArticleSolar cell performance improves with ion-conducting polymer (KTH - Kungliga...
(Source: KTH - Kungliga Tekniska högskolan) Energy Published Sep 03, 2013 Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have found a way to make dye-sensitized solar cells more energy-efficient and...
View ArticleArtificial Leaf Harnesses Sunlight for Efficient Fuel Production (California...
(Source: California Institute of Technology) Generating and storing renewable energy, such as solar or wind power, is a key barrier to a clean-energy economy. When the Joint Center for Artificial...
View ArticleStanford scientists create long-lasting water splitter of silicon and nickel...
(Source: Stanford University) Stanford Report, November 14, 2013 Stanford researchers have developed an inexpensive device that uses light to split water into oxygen and clean-burning hydrogen. The...
View ArticleNew Hybrid Fuel Cell Made From E. Coli, Gold, And Titanium
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is not something anyone wants to come into contact with; after all, this bacteria is responsible for fairly potent, sometimes dangerous, food poisoning. A team of researchers...
View ArticleMicrofluidic Test-Bed for Artificial Photosynthesis Testing Developed
As there is enough energy in one hour’s worth of global sunlight to meet all human needs for a year, scientists across the world are working on finding effective means to harness all that power. In...
View ArticleHyperSolar Moves Closer to Low Cost Solar Hydrogen Water-Splitting by...
(Source: HyperSolar Inc) HyperSolar Moves Closer to Low Cost Solar Hydrogen Water-Splitting by Reaching the 1.0 Volt Milestone Company also extends sponsored research agreement with University of...
View ArticleIrish/US underwater solar cell breaks voltage record
A research project involving Irish and US scientists has broken records for the highest voltage yet achieved for a new type of solar cell. It is different from most solar cells in that it can be...
View ArticleHyperSolar Achieves Major Milestone for Splitting Water Molecules to Produce...
The Company's Research Team Achieves New Record of 1.4 Volts in Its Quest to Use Artificial Photosynthesis to Split Water Into Hydrogen and Oxygen Using Only the Power of the Sun SANTA BARBARA,...
View ArticleMaking Hydrogen Fuel from Water and Visible Light Highly Efficient (Michigan...
(Source: Michigan Technological University) August 19, 2015- Mimicking photosynthesis is not easy. The bottleneck of artificial photosynthesis is visible light, because converting it into other forms...
View ArticleHyperSolar Surpasses Critical Voltage Threshold to Split Water Molecules for...
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwired - September 15, 2015) - HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCQB: HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water,...
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