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Solar cell breaks efficiency record

December 6, 2006 It converts almost 41 percent of light that hits it into electricity, almost double the efficiency of current commercial cells. TAGS: cell, electricity, efficiency, sunlight, silicon, solar energy, material, Sharp Corp., barrier, semiconductor

Pour yourself a silicon solar panel

October 12, 2007 Start-up claims it can create crystalline silicon solar cells with liquid, cutting manufacturing costs in half. TAGS: silicon, cell, solvent, sunlight, electricity, LCD panel, photovoltaics, manufacturing, LCD

Photos: Chips, clocks, cells...oh my!

February 11, 2005 At the 2005 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference this week, scientists took on topics from mini atomic clocks to the latest in small-jitter DLLs. TAGS: cell, conference, photograph

Paging Dr. Inkjet--broken bones need mending

April 6, 2005 Is there a nozzle in the house? Novel application of tech used in printers could aid body's healing process, researchers say. TAGS: inkjet, cell, patient, paging, Dr., professor, researcher

New solar technology hits snags

May 22, 2007 Companies hoping to sell an inexpensive solar technology have had to delay commercial production of their products or change their product line. TAGS: cell, silicon, efficiency, factory, manufacturing, process, CEO

CIGS cell makers battle it out for efficiency crown

January 28, 2008 Global Solar says it's number one in solar cells made from copper indium gallium selenide, but so does Nanosolar. TAGS: substrate, cell, efficiency, chemical, sunlight, manufacturing, production, Silicon Valley, scientist

Nano alphabet soup gets cooking

March 21, 2007 Researchers develop microscale particles shaped like letters that could eventually be used to tag cells inside humans.Images: Microscale particles shaped like letters TAGS: letter, cell, researcher, paper, object

Chip tests antibiotics' effectiveness

February 14, 2005 Are your cells swelling? Researchers say they can figure out quickly if you've been poisoned or chemo's working. TAGS: cell, effectiveness, researcher, agent

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., plant, cell, silicon, semiconductor, factory, equipment, TFT, glass, ton, manufacturing, LCD

FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energy

August 1, 2007 Using very different designs, several companies are focusing the sun's energy onto solar cells to lower the cost of solar electricity.Photos: More solar bang for the buck TAGS: photovoltaics, solar energy, cell, sun, electricity, silicon, energy, FAQ, CEO

Microgravity tech could sway stem cell debate

August 18, 2005 Newly discovered cells can develop into body tissue, potentially curbing ethical debates over the use of embryonic stem cells. Photo: Bioreactor at work TAGS: stem-cell, cell, blood, scientist, environment, U.S.

Shining a light on solar-power costs

January 31, 2007 Solar systems don't come cheap, so HelioVolt is teaming with Exceltech to cut back on the installation costs. TAGS: solar energy, PowerLight Corp., cell, electricity, installation

Sharp expanding beyond silicon in solar

October 17, 2006 Company experiments with new materials and techniques--and even partners with a bank--to push solar energy forward. TAGS: silicon, Sharp Corp., cell, solar energy, sunlight, layer, lens, material, sun, light-emitting diode, Japan, U.S., LCD

Solar expert HelioVolt gets $77 million

August 16, 2007 The specialist in CIGS solar cells plans to use the money to build factories for producing the panels. TAGS: Abu Dhabi, cell, factory, silicon, production

Dell: Exploding batteries are Sony's fault

September 14, 2006 Company chairman lays blame for the Dell's recent battery crisis firmly at the feet of Sony. TAGS: recall, battery, cell, Sony Corp., Dell, reseller, computer company, chairman, channel, Apple Computer, laptop computer, PC

Intel chip research focuses on memory cells

December 12, 2006 Company will present a paper this week outlining a new type of memory that could help boost processor performance. TAGS: transistor, cell, cache memory, gate, SRAM, Intel, memory

Harnessing quantum dots for solar panels

June 27, 2007 Sources say a start-up is working to use the tiny particles to convert sunlight into electricity. TAGS: sunlight, silicon, efficiency, electron, cell, material, electricity, researcher

Solaria shines light on high-powered solar panel

February 22, 2007 Solar start-up wants to double the amount of light going into a solar cell to boost output and lower overall cost. TAGS: cell, module, manufacturing, design, power

Applied invests in solar-wafer maker

November 20, 2006 Chipmaking-equipment bigwig dips another toe into solar energy with $3 million investment in silicon ingot maker Solaicx. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, silicon wafer, wafer, cell, plant, shortage, manufacturing, semiconductor, factory, equipment, chip company

Toshiba, NEC advance magnetic memory

December 16, 2004 Japanese giants tout methods to reduce MRAM's power consumption, cell size. TAGS: transistor, NEC Electronics Corp., power consumption, cell, Toshiba, memory
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