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Researchers Develop 'Invisible Wires' That Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
SIMES scientists have discovered how to make the electrical wiring on top of solar cells nearly invisible to incoming light. The new design, which uses silicon nanopillars to hide the wires, could dramatically boost solar-cell efficiency.
Atom-sized Craters Make a Catalyst Much More Active
SLAC, Stanford scientists discover that bombarding and stretching a catalyst opens holes on its surface and makes it much more reactive. Potential applications include making hydrogen fuel.
Researchers Discover a New Dimension to High-temperature Superconductivity
A team led by SLAC scientists combined powerful magnetic pulses with some of the brightest X-rays on the planet to discover a surprising 3-D effect that appears linked to a mysterious phenomenon known as high-temperature superconductivity.
A Record-setting Way to Make Transparent Conductors: Spread Them Like Butter on Toast
A process developed by Stanford and SLAC scientists has potential for scaling up to manufacture clear, flexible electrodes for solar cells, displays and other electronics.
Scientists Get First Glimpse of Conductivity That Could Break Size Barriers for Memory
A Stanford/SLAC study of an exotic material known as a magnetic insulator found the walls between its magnetic regions are conductive, opening new approaches to memory storage.
Ming Yi Awarded L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
The former Stanford graduate student, who did extensive research at SLAC, is being honored as an exceptional role model for women in science.
Battery Experiments Highlight Stanford's Dual Mission of Teaching and Research
SIMES research, which confounds two decades of assumptions on lithium-ion battery design, could lead to better batteries with more power and greater capacity.
Q&A: Researchers Explain a Strange High-Intensity Result at SLAC's X-ray Laser
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists got a textbook-worthy result that may change the way matter is probed at X-ray free-electron lasers.
Microscopic Rake Doubles Efficiency of Low-cost Solar Cells
A SLAC/Stanford manufacturing technique could help make inexpensive polymer-based solar cells an attractive alternative to silicon-crystal wafers.
Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project Awards $9.3 Million for Innovative Energy Research
SUNCAT and SIMES researchers have received funding from Stanford's Global Climate and Energy Project to support research related to generating renewable fuels.
