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Making Solar Cell Production Cheaper With the Applied HCT MaxEdge Wire Saw From Applied Materials

Applied Materials, Inc. today released its Applied HCT MaxEdge wire saw, a new platform for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers that can help customers drive down the cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells

16 Mar 2009

Dow Corning Names Dr. Guy Beaucarne as Solar Cell Science and Technology Manager For its Solar Market Business Unit

Dow Corning has named Dr. Guy Beaucarne as Solar Cell Science and Technology Manager for its Solar Market Business Unit, which provides silicon-based solutions throughout the entire photovoltaic value chain

16 Mar 2009

Climate Research Satellite From NASA Is One Step Closer to Orbit

The Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), an advanced scientific instrument that will be launched on the Glory satellite, has successfully completed environmental testing and was officially turned over to NASA on March 11 by the Raytheon Company

15 Mar 2009

New NASA Aerosol Observing Satellite To Increase Climate Change Understanding

A new detection technique and a new satellite instrument developed by NASA scientists, the Aerosol Polarimetry Sensor (APS), should help understand what drives climate change.

15 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology and NanoRods Used To Boost Solar Cell Efficiency

A new EU-funded project is turning to nanotechnology in a bid to dramatically ramp up the efficiency of solar cells

15 Mar 2009

Metamaterial Made Using Nanotechnology Could Lead to Highly Efficient Solar Cells

Researchers at Rice University have created a metamaterial that could light the way toward high-powered optics, ultra-efficient solar cells and even cloaking devices

15 Mar 2009

Global Air Pollution is Increasing Says New Research

A University of Maryland-led team has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution changes affect climate change. The researchers show that clear sky visibility over land has decreased globally, indicative of increases in aerosols, or airborne pollution.

12 Mar 2009

Berkeley Lab Researchers Create a Nano-Sized Photocatalyst for Making Fuel by Artificial Photosynthesis

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have now taken a critical step towards making fuel from artificial photosynthesis with the discovery that nano-sized crystals of cobalt oxide can effectively carry out the critical photosynthetic reaction of splitting water molecules

11 Mar 2009