Sometimes you come across a purported scientific paper that makes you do a triple-check, just to be sure that you didn’t overlook something, as maybe the claims do make sense after all. Such is the ...

As one of the most abundant elements in Earth’s crust, aluminium is cheap and an attractive subject for chemists to study. Aluminium in its usual +3 oxidation state (Al(iii)) has long been a staple of ...

Transparent aluminum oxide (TAlOx), a real material despite its sci-fi name, is incredibly hard and resistant to scratches, making it perfect for protective coatings on electronics, optical sensors, ...

UNSW posted its findings in ‘Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells’ this week. Image: SEC. The inclusion of a thicker aluminium oxide (AlO x) layer in tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar ...

Researchers led by Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid University have developed a 3D-printed anti-reflective coversheet for PV modules. The cover sheet is based on cyclic-olefin copolymers (COC), to which a ...