photovoltaics
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say computer simulations could help design a next-generation solar cell that’s up to 50 percent more efficient that today’s versions. The team says a combination of computer modeling and various advanced chip-making techniques make it possible for light to bounce around
silicon
Imagine if you could make caviar without actually needing any fish eggs – how good with that be? Or diamonds without needing carbon squished by the earth over millions of years? Or hamburgers without needing any eyelids or scrotums? Well, Sony may well have come up with an invention of similar
energy
For years, popcorn has remained quiet, biding its time. Once an underachiever, now it’s ready to burst out from the shadows, able to finally give to humanity, prove its worth and save the world. And you thought it was just there to make you feel vaguely queasy after a
coal
Like the ‘if a shark and a tiger were to have a fight, who would win?’ question, two mortal enemies – solar and coal – are locked in a life and death battle for the title the cheapest per watt energy. Who will win? Ladies and gentlemen, place your bets, pur-lease. North