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“Sweet spot” could help bring organic solar cells to market
Jun 1, 2012 — A better fundamental understanding of how to optimize performance in organic solar cells could bring this type of cell closer to market. Prototype solar cells made of organic materials currently lag far behind conventional silicon-based photovoltaic cells in terms of electricity output. However, if efficient organic cells could be developed, they would have distinct advantages: They would cost far less to produce than conventional cells, could cover larger areas and, conceivably, could be...
Consortium Grants $7M to Lower Cost of Large-Scale Solar
STANFORD, Calif., May 21, 2012 — The Bay Area Photovoltaic Consortium, an industry-supported program led by Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, received its first research grants aimed at making utility-scale solar power cost-competitive by the end of...
QD Vision Awarded DoD Contract
LEXINGTON, Mass., March 16, 2012 — The quantum dot product company received a $1.38 million contract from the Department of Defense for specialized devices based on electroluminescent quantum dots.
Sweet Spot Found in Organic Solar Cells
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 8, 2012 — A better fundamental understanding of how to optimize a cell’s performance could bring organic solar cells a step closer to market.
AQT Solar Secures Funding AQT
Mar 1, 2012 — Solar of Sunnyvale, Calif., has acquired $18.7 million in venture funding to deploy a second line of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells. The Series B investment, which was more than the company received for its first round...
Jenoptik Expands in Berlin, China
Feb 1, 2012 — Laser and optical systems manufacturer Jenoptik of Jena, Germany, is doubling its semiconductor laser capacity with a ⇔10 million (about $13.2 million) expansion of its Berlin-Adlershof site. The larger facility is expected to be available for...
AQT Solar Secures $18M for Second CIGS Line
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2012 — AQT Solar has acquired $18.7 million in venture funding to deploy a second line of copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells, the company announced Thursday. The Series B investment, which was more than the company received...
Flamac, Imec Team to Develop New Solar Materials
LEUVEN, Belgium, Dec. 29, 2011 — The Belgian research centers Imec and Flamac have developed a novel semiconductor material for solar cell applications. The collaborators have been screening materials in search of an alternative to the standard copper indium gallium and selenium...
Ocean Optics Promotes Creasey
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 9, 2011 — To meet the growing demand for its OEM engineering services, Ocean Optics announced the appointment of David Creasey to the newly created position of director of OEM business. In this role, Creasey will lead Ocean Optics’ OEM sales and...
Jenoptik to Supply US with New Laser Processing System
JENA, Germany, Nov. 30, 2011 — The Lasers & Material Processing Div. of Jenoptik will supply US plants with laser processing systems used in a new application to fabricate high-tech glass. High-tech glass is used for manufacturing smart windows that can be...
SoloPower Secures Loan for Solar Plants
Nov 1, 2011 — SoloPower Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has received a $197 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy that will support construction of three facilities that are expected to produce approximately 400 MW of state-of-the-art thin-film...
Hybrid graphene films could lead to flexible displays
HOUSTON – Graphene-based electrodes could revolutionize touch-screen displays, LED lighting and solar panels, bringing flexible, transparent electronics closer to reality. The thin films created in the lab of Rice University chemist James Tour combine a...
Nanodiamonds are a circuit’s best friend
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Diamonds are now an electrical engineer’s best friend: The iridescent, sturdy diamond can improve the design of computer chips and electronic circuitry for extreme environments. Vanderbilt University engineers have developed the basic...
Nanostructures enable chip-scale light propagation
NEW YORK – New optical nanostructures can slow down photons and fully control light dispersion, a big step forward in figuring out how to carry information on photonic chips without losing control of the phase of the light. Researchers at Columbia...
NikkoIA Licenses Imaging Tech
Sep 1, 2011 — NikkoIA SAS of Moirans, France, has signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Siemens AG to gain access to its patent portfolio on photodetector technology. The contract is accompanied by a transfer of technology and know-how from Siemens...
Ocean Thin Films Expands
Sep 1, 2011 — Ocean Thin Films of Largo, Fla., has expanded its Golden, Colo., facility to advance its PixelTec patterned optical coating technology. The precision optical coatings design company has added a class 1000 semiconductor-grade cleanroom outfitted with...
SoloPower Secures DoE Loan to Expand 3 Solar Plants
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 — SoloPower Inc. has received a $197 million loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy that will support the construction of three facilities that are expected to produce approximately 400 MW of state-of-the-art thin-film photovoltaic modules...
Dream Screens from Graphene
HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2011 — Graphene-based electrodes developed by a team at Rice University could revolutionize touch-screen displays, solar panels and LED lighting, bringing flexible, transparent electronics closer to reality. Flexible, see-through video screens may be...
Math accelerates simulations of thin-film growth
TOLEDO, Ohio – A mathematical approach that accelerates the complex computer calculations used to simulate the formation of microthin materials was implemented recently by a physicist at the University of Toledo. Physics professor Dr. Jacques Amar used the Ohio...
NikkoIA Licenses Siemens Imaging Tech
MOIRANS, France, July 5, 2011 — Grenoble startup NikkoIA SAS has signed a worldwide exclusive license agreement with Siemens AG to gain access to its patent portfolio on photodetector technology. The contract is accompanied by a transfer of technology and know-how from...
Ocean Thin Films Expands Colorado Facility
LARGO, Fla., June 27, 2011 — Ocean Thin Films has expanded its Golden, Colo., facility to advance its PixelTec patterned optical coating technology. Ocean Thin Films has upgraded its Golden, Colo., facility to deliver a wider range of custom patterned coatings. (Image:...
N-slit laser interferometer developed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Scientists have developed an N-slit laser interferometer that is suitable for secure terrestrial free-space optical communications over propagation distances and clear-air turbulence detection. The device was created by physicists from...
Ultrafast laser scribes solar cells
May 1, 2011 — A new manufacturing method using an ultrafast pulsing laser could make thin-film solar cell arrays a more efficient and less expensive means of power generation. The current method of connecting solar panels into arrays that generate usable...
‘Spincasting’ Could Influence Optics
RALEIGH, N.C., April 8, 2011 — A technique called “spincasting,” which uses centrifugal force to distribute a liquid onto a solid substrate, is being investigated with the hope that it can create thin films of nanoparticles on an underlying substrate for optics and...
Distribution Agreement
Apr 1, 2011 — Distribution Agreement Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. of Thornton, Colo., has announced that Green Earth Energy and Technology will distribute its lightweight, flexible, high-power thin-film copper indium gallium selenide modules for...
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