November 27, 2008
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter November 27, 2008 |
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New flexible microcells increase opportunities for solar power
Windows in buildings and cars could be used as `solar panels`, thanks to a new design of solar cell. The new silicon-based `microcells` are lightweight, flexible, partially transparent and can be coated onto other surfaces such as glass and plastic. While photovoltaic cells are becoming ever more efficient, incorporating them into different designs often remains a challenge and restricts their versatility. Researchers have constructed a new design of ultrathin solar microcells from monocrystalline silicon. Microcells can be as thin as 100 nanometres (100 billionths of a metre) and ... |
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New Swiss device to monitor carbon dioxide
A new laser device installed on the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland will help scientists determine the source of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, on a real-time basis. Until now climatologists tracking carbon dioxide levels in high alpine regions have had to rely on individual samples painstakingly gathered and tested in distance laboratories. The site already hosts a pollution-monitoring station for the Swiss National Network for Monitoring Air Pollutants and contributes data to WMO’s Global Atmosphere Watch. |
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