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3-D nanocone solar cell boosts PV conversion efficiency by nearly 80%

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With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent. Nanocone-based solar cell consisting of n-type nanocones, p-type matrix, transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and glass substrate.

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Toyota Research Institute and Northwestern partner to accelerate new materials discovery with nanomaterial data factory; fuel cell catalysts first

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Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Northwestern University are collaborating to help accelerate new materials discovery, design and development with the world’s first nanomaterial “data factory.”. —Chad Mirkin, director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology and the George B.

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Northwestern team develops new approach to catalyst design using SPBCL and DFT; new HER catalyst 7x more active than Pt

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The design method, reported in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , (PNAS) also has the potential to impact the discovery of new optical and data storage materials, catalysts that impact pharmaceutical synthesis and catalysts that allow for higher efficiency processing of petroleum products at much lower cost.

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Ioxus Developing Higher Power Density Ultracapacitors

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Smaller Ioxus cells offer a power density of 22-28 kW/kg, and larger cells offer densities of 12-15 kW/kg, said Chad Hall, COO of Ioxus. The company has already designed an integrated ultracapacitor module to provide regenerative power assistance in retrofitting lead-acid battery powered forklifts.

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The Top 10 Semiconductor Stories of 2023

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Ending an Ugly Chapter in Chip Design Chung-Kuan Cheng et al. In 2022, a schism in the chip design world and at Google erupted into the open. In research published in Nature in 2021, Google claimed it beat top academic algorithms and human chip designers at finding the optimal layouts.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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is like a teenage intern,” said Chad Burt, co-owner of the travel adviser network Outside Agents , “better, smarter, faster than you, but you need to lead them.” In North America, one of the most anticipated events is the total solar eclipse on April 8. This year will bring even more experimentation and innovation.

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