Organic photovoltaics (OPV) are a new generation of solar cells with the potential to offer very short energy pay back times, mechanical flexibility and significantly lower production costs compared to traditional crystalline photovoltaic systems. A weakness of...
Handbook of Optical Systems
Written by industrial experts, this six-volume, full-color handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the calculation, layout and understanding of optical systems, combining for the first time theoretical aspects of optical modeling with practical...
15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems
This book represents a collection of papers presented at the 15th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems. This conference is organized by The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), and will be held...

Microscope with Z-Drift Compensation System
Inverted “IX81” microscope with the new “ZDC2” Z-Drift compensation system which automatically maintains focus when capturing multiple images.

High Quality Fluorescent Image Deconvolution Systems
“BX63” microscope systems for maximal quality of fluorescence images captured as part of life science research projects.

Breast cancer cells targeted, then burned, by gold-filled silicon wafers
By shining infrared light on specially designed, gold-filled silicon wafers, scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute have successfully targeted and burned breast cancer cells. If the technology is shown to work in human clinical trials, it could...
The power is within you: Composite biofuel cells
Carbon nanotube-enzyme composite electrodes are applied in glucose biofuel cells.

TU Delft Identifies Huge Potential of Nanocrystals in Fuel Cells
The addition of extremely small crystals to solid electrolyte material has potential to raise the efficiency of fuel cells. Researchers at TU Delft were the first to document this accurately.

Cover Story: More than Just Pretty! Well-Defined Catalysts for Fuel Cells
Systematic insights into well-defined platinum-alloy nanoparticles promise cheaper and more-efficient fuel cells.

Morphology Changes in Plastic Solar Cells
Understanding the morphology changes in plastic solar cells may hold clues for the development of new high-performance materials.