Watching Atoms Move in Hybrid Perovskite Crystals Reveals Clues to Improving Solar Cells
November 21, 2017
…ions in hybrid perovskites causes certain regions within the material to become better solar cells than other parts.
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San Diego Supercomputer Center to Help Create Science Gateway for New Materials Discovery
September 10, 2020
Multi-university collaboration to jointly develop a new science gateway allowing researchers to study the behavior of new and existing materials using X-ray diffraction.
Data Science Helps Engineers Discover New Materials for Solar Cells and LEDs
May 22, 2019
UC San Diego engineers have developed a high-throughput computational method to design new materials for next generation solar cells and LEDs. Their approach generated 13 new material candidates for solar cells and 23 new candidates for LEDs.
Thin, Flexible, Light-absorbent Material for Energy and Stealth Applications
February 2, 2017
Transparent window coatings that keep buildings and cars cool on sunny days. Devices that could more than triple solar cell efficiencies. Thin, lightweight shields that block thermal detection. These are potential applications for a thin, flexible, light-absorbing material developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.
Quantum Material Exhibits “Non-Local” Behavior That Mimics Brain Function
August 7, 2023
Creating brain-like computers with minimal energy requirements would revolutionize nearly every aspect of modern life. Funded by the Department of Energy, Q-MEEN-C — a nationwide consortium led by the University of California San Diego — has been at the forefront of this research.
Smart, Self-healing Hydrogels Open Far-reaching Possibilities in Medicine, Engineering
March 5, 2012
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have developed a self-healing hydrogel that binds in seconds, as easily as Velcro, and forms a bond strong enough to withstand repeated stretching.
Using Machine Learning to Create More Capable Capacitors
June 27, 2019
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using supercomputers and machine learning techniques to find ways to build more capable capacitors that store more energy.
Unique Chemistry Reveals Eruption of Ancient Materials Once at Earth’s Surface
April 24, 2013
An international team of researchers, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, geochemist James Day, has found new evidence that material contained in oceanic lava flows originated in Earth’s ancient Archean crust.
Scientists at UC San Diego Receive $10M Department of Energy Grant to Promote Battery Recycling
December 8, 2022
A team including scientists at the University of California San Diego has been chosen to lead a $10M project to promote battery recycling and reuse. It’s part of a $74M award from the United States Department of Energy program on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Supercomputing Our Way to Better Materials
May 22, 2014
…Our Way to Better Materials Shyue Ping Ong Impatience drives the materials science research of Shyue Ping Ong. The professor of nanoengineering says the world cannot afford to wait for a slow trial and error approach to discover new materials that could be used to build more energy-efficient technologies. The…
