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Solar & Alternative Energy

Improved structural health monitoring
Multifunctional sensor-embedded reinforcing textiles detect and strengthen vulnerable civil engineering structures.
A quantum-dot-based thin-film approach enables development of light, powerful, and flexible photovoltaic cells.
2 March 2010
Nanoscale materials promise better thermoelectrics and solar cells through gains in efficiency and lower cost.
24 February 2010
Inserting indium arsenide quantum dots into crystalline III-V semiconductor-based photovoltaics results in both enhanced short-circuit current and improved efficiency.
8 February 2010
Aluminum-doped zinc oxide provides a promising alternative to both fluorine-doped tin oxide and indium tin oxide for microcrystalline and amorphous thin-film photovoltaics.
8 February 2010
Efficient light trapping using localized surface plasmons in metal nanoparticles depends critically on optimizing particle properties.
7 January 2010
Combining electrochemical etching with texturing technology leads to enhanced photovoltaic performance.
7 January 2010
 
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The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is a non-profit focused on promoting, developing, and facilitating solar electrification of rural communities.

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