Depiction of a graphene sheet.

Graphene goes plasmonic

30 August 2011

Researchers have discovered a crucial recipe for improving the characteristics of graphene devices for use as photodetectors in the next generation of pholtovoltaic devices for telecommunications and energy harvesting.

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Tile vaulting gives the house strength and thermal mass

Zero-carbon houses

01 September 2009

A consultancy project with grand designs is informing the structure of energy-efficient homes of the future.

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Organic solar cells

Organic solar cells

01 August 2009

How can the cost of solar cells be reduced enough to make them a feasible source of large-scale renewable energy? The answer is to make them thin.

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