What is a solar cell?
| A solar cell is a device that converts solar energy into electricity by photovoltaic effect. The term is sometimes reserved for devices intended specifically to capture energy from sunlight. |
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| 2012-05-22 | Controlling shape, size of graphene quantum dots Researchers make quantum dots with a controlled structure in large quantities, which may allow these optically active quantum dots to be used in solar cell and other optoelectronic applications. |
| 2012-05-16 | Black silicon cuts reflectance on solar cells Scientists develop the "blackest" silicon solar cell surface ever recorded with a reflectance of 0.3 per cent. |
| 2012-05-08 | Robot records electrical activity in human brain Researchers have discovered a new automated way to record brain cell information by using robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm. |
| 2012-04-30 | Dye sensitised cell PV looks bright Dye sensitised cell PV looks bright |
| 2012-04-18 | Linear's voltage monitor draws 850nA quiescent current Linear Tech's LTC2960 is a 2.5-36V two input voltage monitor that is offered in commercial, industrial and automotive versions for extended battery life applications. |
| 2012-04-02 | Recognising density requirements at 28 nm Density has transitioned from a back-end manufacturing concern that was of little interest to designers to an issue that affects the layout of standard cell libraries. |
| 2012-03-28 | Mobile networks ride on small cell backhaul Mobile networks ride on small cell backhaul |
| 2012-03-26 | Solar reference cell lowers spectral mismatch Solar reference cell lowers spectral mismatch |
| 2012-03-20 | Twin Creeks claims 50% lower solar cell cost Twin Creeks claims 50% lower solar cell cost |
| 2012-03-07 | No electricity...charge your phone with water myFC has built a portable fuel cell charger which recharges a mobile phone needing just ordinary water. |
| 2012-03-05 | Small cell wireless edge system ups capacity Small cell wireless edge system ups capacity |
| 2012-02-28 | Envia battery to cut EV costs by half "Breakthrough" in lithium-ion battery will facilitate the widespread adoption of electric cars globally, says Envia. |
| 2012-02-27 | Consortium aims for high-efficiency organic PV The Sunflower consortium aims to produce printed OPV panels with high efficiency architectures such as tandem cells and dedicated light management structures. |
| 2012-02-24 | Toshiba launches 170mm2 NAND flash at 19nm Toshiba launches 19nm NAND flash at 128Gb capacity in a 3bit-per-cell chip on a 170mm2 die. |
| 2012-02-17 | Synchronous buck regulator is adjustable to 0V Linear's LTC3600 synchronous buck regulator's input voltage capability ranges from 4-15V, targeting dual-cell li-ion applications, as well as fixed 5V and 12V intermediate bus systems. |
| 2012-02-06 | Anyone can produce electricity using grass An MIT researcher has come up with an inexpensive method for creating photovoltaic panels made from plant material. |
| 2012-01-31 | Laser ablation systems get larger sample cells Resonetics' RESOlution line of deep ultraviolet 193nm laser ablation systems for LA-ICP-MS now offers the S-155 two-volume sample cell with a 155mm x 105mm working area. |
| 2012-01-25 | Moser Baer gains 21% PV efficiency with MIST Moser Baer's PV business is adopting Metal and Intrinsic layer Semiconductor Technology to increase the efficiency of its solar cell to 21+ per cent. |
| 2012-01-25 | Small cell shipments surge Small cell shipments surge |
| 2012-01-11 | Rectifiers target solar cell junction boxes Rectifiers target solar cell junction boxes |
| 2011-12-30 | Terahertz waves can lead to efficient PV cells According to researchers, terahertz pulse can boost electron density by 1,000, leading to high-speed transistors and super solar cells. |
| 2012-01-05 | Managing multi-Vt, multi-voltage domain timing/temp inversion As we move to 65 nm and below, it is important to choose the libraries corresponding to the lowest temperature PVT because of temperature inversion effects where the delay of the cell actually decreases with increase in temperature. |
| 2011-12-27 | Hydrogen powered iPhone on the way? Apple has filed a patent for a hydrogen fuel cell technology that could power portable computing devices for "weeks". |
| 2011-12-22 | New solar cell achieves 114% efficiency New solar cell achieves 114% efficiency |
| 2011-12-21 | Extending hybrid/EV battery packs' lifetime (Part 1) Learn how to prevent charge imbalance that can diminish a battery pack's total capacity and potentially damage the pack. |
| 2011-12-13 | Yale research leads to efficient PV systems Researchers have developed a new way of channelling electrons within hybrid photovoltaic devices that could improve solar cell efficiency. |
| 2011-12-12 | Gold nanodots could improve solar cell efficiency Gold nanodots could improve solar cell efficiency |
| 2011-12-12 | 128Gb NAND device touts 1Tb data storage Intel and Micron jointly develop a 20nm 128Gb, multi-level-cell (MLC) device that is said to enable a terabit of data storage in a fingertip-size package by using just eight die. |
| 2011-11-30 | Heterojunction silicon solar cell with copper Heterojunction silicon solar cell with copper |
| 2011-11-28 | Battery charging with TPS61200 and single solar cell Battery charging with TPS61200 and single solar cell |
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