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

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We designed the three-dimensional structure to provide an intrinsic electric field distribution that promotes efficient charge transport and high efficiency in converting energy from sunlight into electricity. With this approach at the laboratory scale, Xu and colleagues were able to obtain a light-to-power conversion efficiency of 3.2%

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Sandia researchers developing new family of metal-based ionic liquids for low-cost, efficient flow batteries

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Redox flow batteries theoretically offer a number of advantages: high energy efficiency >75 % (> 95% found on lab scale); long calendar life, excellent cycle ability (> 10,000); flexible design; fast response time; overcharge and over discharge tolerant; low self discharge or no discharge depending on pumping of electrolyte; and easily scalable.

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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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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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Companies like the Manufacturing Technology Centre are revolutionizing the designs of additive manufactured parts by first building simulation apps from COMSOL models, allowing them to share their analyses with different teams and explore new manufacturing opportunities with their own customers. Our theme music is by Chad Crouch.

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