U physicists analyzed electrical noise to detect formerly invisible inefficiencies in solar cells and identified the physical processes that caused them. The technique could make future solar cells more efficient.
LED
Cutting through noise for better solar cells
July 1, 2021
New perovskite LED emits a circularly polarized glow
March 11, 2021
LEDs led to the high-definition viewing experience we’ve come to expect from our screens. A new type of LED that utilizes spintronics could take displays to the next level.
Gerald Stringfellow’s bright idea
July 17, 2020
The legacy of the U’s mastermind behind LED-based technology was honored in a video from the National Academy of Inventors.
FROM BREAD TO BULB
November 2, 2015
Two U researchers have found a way to create LEDs from tortillas and soda.
The U’s newest sustainable space
January 30, 2015
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a sustainability showcase in the U’s new Sustainability Office on Monday, Feb. 9, 11 a.m.−1 p.m.