“Radical Polymers” Could Fuel Next Solar Technology Spike
Purdue University researchers see a pathway to ultra-cheap solar technology and transparent solar cells via a radical polymer called PTMA.
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Purdue U. Debuts New Green Wonder Material
If you thought graphene was the wonder material of the new millennium, hold on to your hats because another wonder material just rode into town and this one promises to be just as interesting. A team of researchers at Purdue University has demonstrated that nanocrystals of cellulose, the building blocks … [continued]
Flexible Solar Cells, Transistors, & Displays May Get Boost From Transparent Electrode
Flexible solar cells are certainly fun. New research from Purdue University may give them a boost. Here’s the news: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future “optoelectronic” circuits … [continued]
Plant Extracts Used For Making Water Soluble Solar Panels
Solar panel manufacturers, specifically those in the developing countries, use some harmful substances like Cadmium and Selenium which may prove difficult or costly to dispose of at the end of operational life of the solar panels. Water soluble solar panels may be the ultimate solution to the problem of disposal … [continued]
Reducing Wasted Energy with Nanocrystal-Coated Fibers
Sooooo much energy is wasted by technology these days, and a ton of it is wasted in the form of heat (a whopping 58% in the U.S.). The good news is, that means there’s a lot of potential to tap/capture that wasted energy and use it for better purposes. … [continued]
Where Your Smartphone Energy Goes…
New research out of Purdue University shows how free smartphone apps suck energy out of your phone. In summary, they spend 65-75% of their energy on “ad modules” — “tracking the user’s geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ads.” Well, as someone in the internet … [continued]
New Solar, Wind, Wave, EV, & LED Projects (10 Stories)
I go through dozens of sources and thousands of articles so you don’t have to 😀 Here’s some cool clean energy, EV, and LED project news from the past week or so: 1. 3 New Wind Projects in U.S. Order Wind Turbines “Vestas has received a 59 MW order from … [continued]
The Car of the Future Will Eat Its Own Exhaust
GM, not content to rest on the laurels of its highly rated new Chevy Volt electric/gasoline car, is working with researchers at Purdue University to develop thermoelectric generators that can harvest the waste heat from a car’s exhaust and turn it into electricity. The initial goal is to reduce fuel … [continued]
Mobile Solar-Powered Biofuel Processors Will Roam the U.S. in Search of Fuel
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a concept for a new biofuel process that could enable the biofuel industry to expand by leaps and bounds. Until now, one big obstacle has been the cost of transporting large quantities of heavy plant matter to centralized refineries. The new process would be … [continued]
