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Solar breakthrough could lead to cheaper power
05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Solar energy could become more affordable following a breakthrough by Australian scientists, who have boosted the efficiency of solar cell technology.
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- New technique studies how plastic solar cells turn sunlight into electricity
12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
A new analytical technique, featured on the cover of this week's issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry B, could lead to the development of cheaper, more efficient solar cells. The information that this technique provides is a critical step in the development of a new class of solar cells, which promise significant savings in production costs compared to conventional silicon-based cells.
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- 'Thin-layer' solar cells may bring cheaper 'green' power
08-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
Scientists are researching new ways of harnessing the sun's rays which could eventually make it cheaper for people to use solar energy to power their homes.
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- BC physicists transmit visible light through miniature cable
01-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
Physicists at Boston College have beamed visible light through a cable hundreds of times smaller than a human hair, an achievement they anticipate will lead to advances in solar power and optical computing.
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- Scientists convert heat to power using organic molecules, may lead to new energy source
02-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
UC Berkeley researchers have successfully generated electricity directly from heat by trapping organic molecules between metal nanoparticles, an achievement that could pave the way toward the development of a new, cheaper source for energy.
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- Self-powered display technologies
05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Two recent patents have revealed new display technologies that not only display images but generate their own power. One of the new display screens, which incorporates a solar panel, will be suitable for cellphones, making their batteries last far longer than they do now. The other display could lead to self-powered electronic billboards.
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- Quantum dot recipe may lead to cheaper solar panels
05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Rice University scientists have developed a new method for cost-effectively producing four-armed quantum dots that have previously been shown to be particularly effective at converting sunlight into electrical energy. The discovery, which appears this week in the journal Small, could clear the way for better, cheaper solar energy panels.
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- Breakthrough promised in detecting atherosclerosis
08-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
A study led by a team of researchers at Oregon Health & Science University has demonstrated for the first time that molecular imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and targeted microbubbles is effective in detecting at a very early stage inflammatory processes that lead to atherosclerosis.
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- University of Alberta researchers report breakthrough in lowering bad cholesterol, fatty acid levels
01-09-2008 · EurekAlert!
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discovery that could lead to new drugs to treat and reverse the effects of diabetes and heart disease related to obesity. Existing drugs called statins are used to lower cholesterol, but do not treat obesity or diabetes.
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- Power and sexual harassment -- men and women see things differently
04-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
In the hands of the wrong person, power can be dangerous. That's especially the case in the workplace, where the abuse of power can lead to sexual harassment.
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- Alternative food networks connect ethical producers and consumers and can lead to healthier eating
10-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
In the light of growing concerns about the separation of producers and consumers in our food system and the power of big supermarkets, new research funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) provides valuable insights into the motivations and practices of consumers and producers involved in ‘alternative food’ networks, which include schemes as varied as organic vegetable boxes, community gardens and farm animal adoption.
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