Materials news, August 2011

Old materials produce brand-new supercapcacitor

Researchers have produced a novel, highly scalable supercapacitor for storing renewable energy by combining cement, carbon black and water.

Ultra-thin solar cells bend and flex while they work

Scientists have made ultra-thin solar cells from gallium arsenide that are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil.

Towards bridging LEDs' green gap

Researchers found that the semiconductor indium nitride (InN)will emit green light if reduced to 1 nanometer-wide wires.

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