Quantum innovation advances low-cost alternative solar technology

A team of researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, has leveraged quantum mechanics to optimize the active layer within an inverted perovskite solar cell—a technology that could one day result in mass-market solar cells that cost a fraction of those currently on the market.

New transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget

Physicists at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln recently teamed up to craft the first magneto-electric transistor, a new spin on the transistor that could help feed the world’s ever-growing appetite for digital memory while slicing up to 5% of the energy from its power-hungry diet.