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Eco Factor: New class of plastic materials can help produce more efficient thin-film solar cells. Rhett Smith, a Clemson chemistry assistant professor, has been funded by the National Science Foundation CAREER Award to peruse his research...

Ethanol could be the fuel of the future thanks to studies done by researchers at Washington University. They have discovered a process by which fermenting bacteria are guided into breaking down the waste products during the process into methane,...

We all know that solar cells only absorb visible light wasting the infrared and ultraviolet rays which limit the energy that can be created from the sun as they absorb only 30% of sunlight. Thirty years ago, the theoretical maximum efficiency was...

The quest for alternate sources of energy is never-ending with mankind exploring every possible way to harness that all important and final little drop of energy from the natural sources available around us. While the conventional sources that are...

There is so much of noise around us, the horn, a guy whistling, a television drama in progression, kids playing and shouting. We certainly can’t do much about such noise but to put a deaf ear. But a constructive mind has done something far...

As scientists across the globe are racing against time to discover newer alternatives to fossil fuels (oil has already touched $100 per barrel), there seems to be a green ray of hope in Professor Roger Ruan's lab in University of Minnesota; The...

Princess Elisabeth Station, which claims to be the Antarctic's first "zero-emission" base, runs entirely on renewable energy and completely recycles all waste. Its roof will be covered by solar panels, designed to provide the bulk of energy needed...