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An Optical Switch Based On a Single Nano-Diamond

19/10/2013 19:13
Artist's illustration showing the nanomanipulation of an artificial atom. (Credit: ICFO) A recent study led by researchers of the ICFO (Institute of Photonic Sciences) demonstrates that a single nano-diamond can be operated as an ultrafast single-emitter optical switch operating at...

Nano-Sandwich Technique Slims Down Solar Cells, Improves Efficiency

19/10/2013 19:10
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to create much slimmer thin-film solar cells without sacrificing the cells' ability to absorb solar energy. Making the cells thinner should significantly decrease manufacturing costs for the technology. The active layer (blue...

Tiny 'LEGO Brick' -Style Studs Make Solar Panels a Quarter More Efficient

19/10/2013 19:05
Rows of aluminium studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs...

Quantum Physics Enables Perfectly Secure Cloud Computing

12/10/2013 07:55
Researchers have succeeded in combining the power of quantum computing with the security of quantum cryptography and have shown that perfectly secure cloud computing can be achieved using the principles of quantum mechanics. They have performed an experimental demonstration of quantum computation...

Carbon's New Champion: Carbyne, a Simple Chain of Carbon Atoms, Strongest Material of All?

12/10/2013 07:52
 Carbyne will be the strongest of a new class of microscopic materials if and when anyone can make it in bulk. Rice University researchers have determined from first-principle calculations that carbyne would be the strongest material yet discovered. The carbon-atom chains would be difficult...

Potential Benefits of Inertial Fusion Energy Justify Continued Research and Development

12/10/2013 07:49
The potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion energy research and development as part of the long-term U.S. energy R&D portfolio, says a new report from the National Research Council. Although ignition of...

Bringing Fusion Electricity to the Grid

12/10/2013 07:48
The European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) has published a roadmap which outlines how to supply fusion electricity to the grid by 2050. The roadmap to the realisation of fusion energy breaks the quest for fusion energy down into eight missions. For each mission, it reviews the...

Roadmap to Reducing Solar PV 'Soft Costs' by 2020

12/10/2013 07:44
The Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently issued a new report, "Non-Hardware ('Soft') Cost-Reduction Roadmap for Residential and Small Commercial Solar Photovoltaics, 2013-2020," funded by DOE's SunShot Initiative and written by NREL and Rocky Mountain...

Rust Can Power Up Artificial Photosynthesis: Chemists Produce Power Boost Critical to Novel Energy Harvesting Applications

12/10/2013 07:42
Chemists at Boston College have achieved a series of breakthroughs in their efforts to develop an economical means of harnessing artificial photosynthesis by narrowing the voltage gap between the two crucial processes of oxidation and reduction, according to their latest research, published this...

Samsung's HomeSync box connects Galaxy devices to TVs

11/10/2013 19:48
Samsung HomeSync media center, which lets people store, sync, and stream content from their mobile devices to their TVs while at home or on the go, will start selling in the US for $299 on Sunday.   The device runs Android and works only with Samsung mobile devices equipped with Samsung...
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