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New NSF Funding for Next-Generation Cloud Federation Via A Geo-Distributed Database

Computer Science Professors Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz have received new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for "…

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New NSF Funding for Next-Generation Cloud Federation Via A Geo-Distributed Database

Computer Science Professors Rich Wolski and Chandra Krintz have received new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for "…

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Semitransparent and Flexible: Solar Cells Made From Atomically Thin Sheet

A new method for fabricating semitransperant, flexible solar cells has greatly improved power conversion efficiency.

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Astonishing Time Limit for Ultrafast Perovskite Solar Cells Set

Researchers have quantified the astonishingly high speeds at which future solar cells would have to operate in order to stretch what are…

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Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene

Scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than…

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First On-Chip Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory Developed

Smallest-yet optical quantum memory device is a storage medium for optical quantum networks with the potential to be scaled up for…

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Newly-discovered Semiconductor Dynamics May Help Improve Energy Efficiency

Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their…

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Low-Cost Method for Solar Thermal Conversion

Researchers at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a simple, low-cost, and environmentally…

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Bloom Energy and PowerSecure Land Country's Biggest Cell Development to Date

37 megawatts under PPAs at 12 Equinix data centers in California and New York, with Southern Company providing the financing. 

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53 Attosecond Light Pulse Sets a Record

The demonstration of a 53-attosecond X-ray flash is the fastest light pulse recorded to date, and beats the research team's own record…

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New Method Promises Easier Nanoscale Manufacturing

A new method to precisely pattern nanomaterials could open a new path to manufacturing next-generation electronic devices like LEDs,…

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Atomic Movies Offer Insights into More Efficient Perovskites

Researchers at the U.S.. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have leveraged a long-used microscopy tool to…

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Growth of Small Solar PV Continuing

Analysis of EIA data for the first four months of 2017 and for year-end 2016 show continuing strong growth in installations of small-…

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Hydrogen Could Provide Path to High-Efficiency OLEDs

A molecule that changes its chemical structure slightly before and after emission could provide a novel, stable approach to achieving…

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DoE's Research Projects Agency Awards $25M in Photonics Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) is investing $25 million in nine different photonics-driven…

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