Low Cost Perovskite Solar Cells Breathing Down The Neck Of Coal, & Fossil Gas, Too
How low can solar go? Perovskite solar cells hit another milestone with new record-setting conversion efficiency over a large surface.
Nanyang Technological University
BMW Electromobility Arm & NTU Singapore Form EV Research Gang
Originally published on EV Obsession. Electric vehicles are the future. Many large auto manufacturers either don’t seem to get it or are simply trying to postpone the future for as long as possible while they make money on their ICE vehicles. BMW, though, is one of the car companies most … [continued]
New Solar Cell Material Is Solar Cell By Day & Light Panel By Night
A new, next-generation solar cell material that’s capable of emitting light as well as converting light into electricity has been developed by researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The cells themselves glow when electricity is run through them, and, according to the researchers, the coloring of this emitted light can … [continued]
Advanced Cooling Technology Can Cut Data Centers’ Energy Bills by One-Third
An advanced cooling technology capable of reducing the cooling costs of large data centers by one-third has been developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Toshiba. The researchers are now “test-bedding a new data centre that combines Toshiba’s air cooling technology with NTU’s advanced info-communications technology (ICT),” … [continued]
Indian School Kids Testing Solar-Powered Computer Tablet
About 100 million Indian children do not have electricity in their schools. Of course, this means they are without computers, too. However, this may soon be changing. “Students in rural Indian villages are now in the process of testing the I-Slate, a solar-powered tablet PC developed by Rice University and … [continued]
