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Eco Factor: Carbon nanotube-based photodiode betters the efficiency of solar cells. Researchers at the Cornell University have created the basic elements of a solar cell that they hope will lead to solar cells with much better efficiency. The...

Eco Factor: Efficient solar cells float and generates 800 times more energy than conventional silicon solar cells. In what might be termed as a breakthrough in solar technology, Pyron Solar, a San Diego-based company, has announced the...

Eco Factor: New solar cells promise an efficiency of 6%. Researchers at the University of California have designed a new solar cell which will be far cheaper than conventional silicon cells, maybe up to 10 times cheaper. This new method will not...

A new form of solar cell is being devised to help make solar energy commercially feasible. To make the present solar cells more than doubly efficient, a University of Idaho professor with her team are working to create better materials, combining...

Two independent groups of researchers in the US have developed techniques to make porous germanium. It is another semiconductor used widely in microelectronics. This new material can be used in making solar cells and chemical sensors that are more...