Pulses of intense light could clean organic pollutants from wastewater.

Transistor-based sensors offer hope for rapid diagnosis and treatment for COVID-19 and other infections.

Damage from adding electrical contacts to sensitive semiconductors can be mitigated using a buffer layer and optimized deposition.

Solar power innovator is creating organic materials for cheaper, more efficient photovoltaics

Two-sided technology collects more energy to make solar more efficient and less expensive.

Clever contacts enhance perovskite/silicon tandem solar-cell performance.

A simple holistic solution plugs the performance-sapping defects that hamper new alternative solar materials.

Conquering a chemical challenge to control the structure of a polymer opens a path to better biosensors.

Calculations predict that atom-thin sheets of carbon chalcogenides will grow wider when stretched in any direction.

Rational molecular design produces air-stable polymer-based semiconductors to better exploit waste heat for electricity.

Combining two light-absorbing materials and optimizing the flow of current improves the performance of solar cells.

Modeling shows the true cost of heat on PV system performance.