A widespread transition to solar energy will depend heavily on reliable, safe, and affordable technology like batteries for energy storage and solar cells for energy conversion. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, researchers are focused heavily on both parts of that equation. In research published today in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of engineers, material … [Read more...] about Environment-friendly compound shows promise for solar cell use
Scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector
Scientists have identified a new class of X-ray detectors based on layered perovskites, a semiconducting material. … [Read more...] about Scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector
Electronic skin fully powered by sweat can monitor health
Electronic skin monitors body's vitals signs while being powered by sweat. … [Read more...] about Electronic skin fully powered by sweat can monitor health
Major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
Solid electrolyte materials consist of hundreds of thousands of small crystalline regions, called grains, with various orientations. The materials, used in fuel cells and batteries, transport ions, or charged atoms, from one electrode to the other electrode. Boundaries between the grains in the materials are known to impede the flow of ions through the electrolyte, but the … [Read more...] about Major cause of resistance in solid electrolytes
A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat
Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano Letters have developed a hydrogel that can both cool down electronics, such as cell phone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity. Some components of electronic … [Read more...] about A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat