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Two advances that increase the life of perovskite cells were published in Science this week, both involving Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and its solar cell guru Michael Grätzel (pictured). One of them was the discovery that promoting (111) crystal facets at the surface of perovskite thin films makes them more stable in the ...
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Infinite Electronics of Irvine, California has bought  Bulgin. Bulgin was previously owned by private equity fund Equistone Partners Europe. Bulgin has a century of experience designing, developing and manufacturing IP66, IP67, IP68 and IP69K harsh environment connectivity solutions for end-users across a wide range of industries. Bulgin’s business focuses on bespoke services and custom capabilities ...
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Although chip demand is on the way down,  chip investment is on the way up, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told the World Economic Forum yesterday. “None of us forecast it,” said Gelsinger adding “everybody still believes the semiconductor industry doubles this decade. We have to keep making those long-term investments.” While accepting some short-term drawbacks, ...
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Sweden has officially inaugurated Spaceport Esrange as an orbital launch site, which already hosted rocket testbeds, high altitude balloon research and a civilian satellite ground station. With Spaceport Cornwall having hosted a launch attempt by Virgin Orbit – and Spaceport SaxaVord, in the Shetlands and Spaceport Sutherland not far behind – Esrange will become another ...
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