Quantum dots are nanoscale semiconductor crystals whose size-tunable bandgaps and high defect tolerance have been harnessed to enhance the performance of metal halide perovskite solar cells. By ...

Solar panels have become more efficient over the years, but even the best designs still lose a large fraction of the energy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Solar power is the fastest-growing source of new electricity ...

Perovskite quantum dots are nanocrystals composed of metal halide perovskites exhibiting tunable bandgaps and strong light absorption. Their quantum-confined dimensions impart high defect tolerance, ...

Sep. 3—A new "joint development agreement" that New Mexico-based Ubiquitous Quantum Dots signed in August with global solar-panel maker First Solar Inc. could soon convert the local startup into a ...

A research team led by Professor Jiwoong Yang and Professor Su Il In from the Department of Energy Science & Engineering at DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee), in collaboration with Professor Jae-Yup Kim ...

Researchers decoded the synthesis mechanism of heavy-metal-free CuInS2 quantum dots and built a photoelectrochemical device with record hydrogen production efficiency. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at ...

A single photon goes in. Roughly 1.3 usable energy carriers come out. That is the result reported in May 2026 by a team at Kyushu University and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, who used a quantum ...