Green plants capture light that spans the visible solar spectrum, and while a broad spectral range is required for sufficient absorption, the process requires energy to be funneled rapidly and efficiently downhill to drive charge separation and water splitting.
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Unleashing Perovskites’ Potential for Solar Cells
Perovskites — a broad category of compounds that share a certain crystal structure — have attracted a great deal of attention as potential new solar-cell materials because of their low cost, flexibility, and relatively easy manufacturing process.
Manure Injection Offers Hope, Challenge for Restoring Chesapeake Water Quality
Research shows the practice is compatible with no-till, doesn't increase sedimentation.
Study Explores New Way to Help Increase Conservation Impact
A study led by researchers at the University of Southampton reveals huge variations in the similarity and breadth of animal roles in nature across different parts of the world.
A Small Number of Crops are Dominating Globally
That’s bad news for sustainable agriculture.
Scientists Discover a Better Way to Make Plastics Out of Sulfur
Scientists have discovered a new process to make polymers out of sulfur which could provide a way of making plastic that is less harmful to the environment.