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2016 Review of R&D for Advanced Materials and Chemicals

2016 Review of R&D for Advanced Materials and Chemicals

Posted Sep 01, 2016

R&D magazine has partnered with the Industrial Research Institute to publish their view of the R&D funding and spending in 2016.  It is forecast that R&D for advanced materials and chemicals industry will increase by about 2.1% to $44.4 billion...

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Proposal Call: $23M FY2017 NSF Materials Research Funding

Proposal Call: $23M FY2017 NSF Materials Research Funding

Posted Jun 10, 2016

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers PROGRAM SOLICITATION NSF 16-545 Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):      July 01, 2016 Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):      December 02, 2016...

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Perovskite Solar Cells >20% Efficiency Enabled by A Vacuum Flash–assisted Solution Process

Perovskite Solar Cells >20% Efficiency Enabled by A Vacuum Flash–assisted Solution Process

Posted Jun 10, 2016

EPFL's Michael Graetzel and his team found that, by briefly reducing the pressure while fabricating perovskite crystals, they were able to achieve the highest performance ever measured for larger-size perovskite solar cells, reaching over 20% efficiency and matching the performance of conventional thin-film solar cells of similar sizes. Their results are published in Science.

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