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Ultra-thin protective coating boosts cadmium telluride solar cell performance by 13%
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Ultra-thin protective coating boosts cadmium telluride solar cell performance by 13%

Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c16902 An NYU Tandon-led research team has developed a novel technique to significantly enhance the...

Prototype sodium-air fuel cell could power electric planes and trains
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Prototype sodium-air fuel cell could power electric planes and trains

An H-cell modified with electrodes and an ion-conducting ceramic membrane to conduct sodium-air fuel cell experiments. Credit: Gretchen Ertl Batteries are nearing their...

World’s lowest write power operation for high-speed SOT-MRAM cell achieved
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World’s lowest write power operation for high-speed SOT-MRAM cell achieved

SOT-MRAM technology where the Type Y and canted SOT technology are beneficial for field-free switching. Credit: Tetsuo Endoh et al Researchers at the...

Betavoltaic cell with perovskite-radioactive isotope combo can power long-term applications
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Betavoltaic cell with perovskite-radioactive isotope combo can power long-term applications

Schematic mechanism illustration of the perovskite betavoltaic cell. Credit: Chemical Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D4CC05935B A research team has developed the world’s first next-generation...

A single molecule boosts perovskite solar cell efficiency and lifespan
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A single molecule boosts perovskite solar cell efficiency and lifespan

Photograph of the process of preparing large-area perovskite film by blade-coating. Credit: Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adv4701 A new study in Science shows that...

Plant leaves inspire design of improved fuel cell
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Plant leaves inspire design of improved fuel cell

Credit: Applied Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125760 Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity, heat, and water. Because this conversion process doesn’t...

Solar cell efficiency record achieved with tin halide perovskite
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Solar cell efficiency record achieved with tin halide perovskite

Schematic illustration of the primary colloidal stabilization of PEA-rich colloids and FA-based colloids, cluster formation and nucleation kinetics, and the growth processes of...

High-speed doctor-blading boosts organic solar cell efficiency
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High-speed doctor-blading boosts organic solar cell efficiency

High-Speed Doctor-Blading Technique for Efficient Organic Solar Cells. This diagram illustrates the materials used in the high-speed doctor-blading process for organic solar cells...

Magnesium-doped quantum dots boost perovskite/organic tandem solar cell stability
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Magnesium-doped quantum dots boost perovskite/organic tandem solar cell stability

Characterizations of CsPbI2Br perovskite on modulated bottom ETL contacts. a, ToF-SIMS depth profiles of CsPbI2Br perovskite on M-SQDs-coated FTO substrate. PVK, perovskite film....