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Thermoelectric power: New ways to Power Portable Electronics

Scientists at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have reported significant advances in the…

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UC Named National Leader in Clean Energy

The University of California was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today (Oct. 23) for its commitment to ‘green’…

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Photodetector Uses Ultra-Thin Materials to Increase Efficiency

A prototype developed using quantum mechanical processes could usher in a novel class of ultra-efficient photodetectors that would…

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10/2017 newsletter

Newsletter: October 2017

General, Graduate, In the News, Newsletter, Research

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Estimating & Understanding Architectural Risk

While new technologies present tremendous promise for doing energy efficient computing, designing an efficient computer system in an era…

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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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George Holbrook's Gift Safeguards Graduate Fellowships at IEE

George Holbrook, local resident, venture investor, and philanthropist, has pledged a $4 million bequest from his estate to fund…

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George Holbrook's Gift Safeguards Graduate Fellowships at IEE

George Holbrook, local resident, venture investor, and philanthropist, has pledged a $4 million bequest from his estate to fund…

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At the Pinnacle

Professor Shuji Nakamura has been awarded the 2017 Mountbatten Medal by the Great Britain-based Institution of Engineering and…

Awards and Accolades, In the News

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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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