ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGY USING SIC

ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGY USING SIC

+EFFICIENT +INTEGRATED Professor El-Gamal successfully demonstrated a thin-film encapsulation technology for above-IC MEMS wafer-level packaging. The uniqueness of this technology lies in its use of SiC as its main structural layer, and the fabrication process is...
INCREASING THE SERVICE LIFE OF SOLAR CELLS

INCREASING THE SERVICE LIFE OF SOLAR CELLS

+PROFITABLE +EFFECTIVE +RESISTANT Currently, solar cells are based on inorganic semiconductors and while their performance is attractive, they are expensive to produce and offer little versatility. Polymer cells, meanwhile, are: inexpensive to produce, lighter, less...
A REVOLUTION IN SOLAR CELLS

A REVOLUTION IN SOLAR CELLS

+EFFICIENT +PROFITABLE +ECOLOGICAL Solar energy is one of the most promising alternatives to fossil fuels. The challenge, however, lies in developing cells whose performance is sufficient to make this solution economically viable. One promising strategy – the Grätzel...
NON-NOBLE CATALYSTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL CELLS

NON-NOBLE CATALYSTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE FUEL CELLS

+EFFICIENT +ECOLOGICAL +PROFITABLE A polymer electrolyte fuel cell is a clean and efficient source of electrical power, which could, in the near future, be used in the automotive sector. However, the use of platinum and its alloys as catalysts in these new types of...