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• New World Record For Efficiency For Solar Cells; Inexpensive To Manufacture

  Physicist Bram Hoex and colleagues at Eindhoven University of Technology, together with the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, have improved the efficiency of an important type of solar cell from 21.9 to 23.2 percent (a relative improvement of 6 per cent). Read More...
  Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 11:17 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy, Alternative energy, biofuel

• Ontario goes solar

  The Ontario government has given approval for OptiSolar Inc. to construct a 40-megawatt solar "farm" to supply enough emission-free electricity to power between 10,000 and 15,000 homes on sunny days. ... Read more
  Posted Sunday, April 29, 2007 8:48 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy, Ontario

• Making Gasoline from Carbon Dioxide

  Chemists have shown that it is possible to use solar energy, paired with the right catalyst, to convert carbon dioxide into a raw material for making a wide range of products, including plastics and gasoline.... Read more
  Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:11 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy, Energy, Carbon dioxide

• Quantum Secrets of Photosynthesis Revealed

  A new discovery in emulating photosynthesis may allow for creating artificial versions of photosynthesis that would help convert solar to chemical energy at very high efficiency. Through photosynthesis, green plants and cyanobacteria are able to t... Read more
  Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:57 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy, Photosynthesis

• Pentagon Considering Study on Space-Based Solar Power

  The Pentagon's National Security Space Office (NSSO) may begin a study in the near future on the possibility of using satellites to collect solar energy for use on Earth, ... Read more
  Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:52 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 1 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy

• Cheap Nano Solar Cells

  Researchers at University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a way to significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells by adding single-walled carbon nanotubes to a film made of titanium-dioxide nanoparticles. The method doubles the efficiency of ... Read more
  Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 12:00 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Solar energy, Solar cells

• Nanoscopic 'coaxial cable' transmits light

  Boston College researchers have developed nanoscopic coaxial cables using nanotubes that transmit light and could lead to innovations in solar cells, artificial retinas and quantum computing. ... Read more
  Posted Monday, January 08, 2007 8:50 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Quantum computers, Solar energy, Artificial eyes, Optical computing, Fiber optics

• Nano-cables convert light into electricity

  Nanocables that convert light into electricity could one day be used to power nanorobots, because of their similarity in size and function to the antennas used by bacteria for photosynthesis.... Read more
  Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:36 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Nanotechnology, Solar energy

• Solar cell breakthrough claimed

  A breakthrough in solar cell technology promises to make solar power a cost-competitive energy option and to reduce U.S. dependence on oil. With funding from the Department of Energy, Boeing-Spectrolab has managed to create a solar cell with 40.7... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:30 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 1 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy

• Space mirrors could create Earth-like haven on Mars

  Mirrors in orbit around Mars could be used for "terraforming," creating Earth-like conditions on a small patch of the planet's surface, according to a NASA-funded study. The extra sunlight would provide warmth and solar power for human explorers.... Read more
  Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:21 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Solar energy, Space colonization, Mars, Space mirrors, Terraforming