Surface-to-human transmission of diseases is a critical issue. Designing surfaces that can adequately inactivate Covid-19 and other pathogens is of key concern to researchers working in the materials science and healthcare industries.
The global photovoltaic (PV) trade is a key factor in increasing solar power generation and reducing total carbon emissions, helping to drive the world forward into a carbon-neutral future.
Researchers from Australia and China developed a new method to recycle waste silicon powder produced during the process of solar cell manufacturing, to be used in lithium-ion anodes. This research is published in the journal Materials Today Nano.
A research group, led by Prof. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University, is focused on a thorough assessment of the life cycle and properties of pouch cells after incorporation of graphite.
An organic solar cell (OSCs) is a form of PV which uses organic electronics, a field of electronics that works with conducting biopolymers or tiny organic compounds, for light absorption and electrostatic interactions in order to generate energy via the photoelectric cell.
With the push to net zero by 2050 gathering pace, renewable fuels are being explored and developed to phase out petrochemical fuels. Biofuels are gaining attention as a viable fuel type for heavy industry and the transportation sectors, and research has focused on the manufacture of these fuel types.
A novel study published in MDPI Materials focuses on a new liquid chitosan-based bio coagulant effectively generated from shrimp shells for cleaning wastewater from a Moroccan fish processing facility.
Technological advances in fields such as wearable electronics and the Internet of Things (IoT) are central to the 4th Industrial Revolution. Flexible energy harvesting is essential for these technologies and devices must be reliable and display superior electrical and mechanical properties.
Intense focus has been placed on how the world will achieve net-zero by 2050. Perovskite solar cells have shown promise for improving the performance and efficiency of solar energy harvesting, but the environmental risks that arise from the use of toxic lead in them must be properly considered, states a paper published online in the One Earth journal.
Many important industries are making increasing use of flexible sensors for a variety of applications. Now, a paper published in the journal Materials has presented a new method for fabricating a flexible, noncontact sensor using PEDOT:PSS and a printer paper substrate.
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