A Finnish team used a one-step method for polydimethylsiloxane encapsulated perovskite solar cells that simultaneously provide anti-reflective light management and shielding from oxygen and ...

How the Encapsulation Process Works The process relies on carefully controlled streams of thyme extract, gelatin, sodium alginate -- a commonly used thickening agent in the food industry -- and oil.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The exponential growth of global data is outpacing conventional storage technologies, driving interest in alternative approaches. DNA offers an exceptionally high theoretical ...

Optimizing both the conditioning and long-term storage of nuclear waste is critical to the nuclear industry today. The challenge: develop a method of safely storing different sorts of low level waste ...

Researchers at Ritsumeikan University in Japan have tested a new type of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) front sheet and related encapsulation methods to improve durability of copper indium gallium ...