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Center
Focus Area
Universities
Year Est.
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
- Information, Communication and Computing
2022
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
2013
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
- Information, Communication and Computing
2012
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
- Information, Communication and Computing
2014
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
- Information, Communication and Computing
- Energy and Environment
2010
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Sensing and Information Systems
- Sensing and Information Systems (Primary Area)
- Information, Communication and Computing
2014
Catalyzing Commercialization: Solar Paper Powers Internet-of-Things Devices
Today’s solar cells are mainly used for large-scale power production. However, the up-and-coming internet of things (IoT) will require many sensors and devices to transmit information wirelessly to computer networks and mobile personal electronics. Those sensors and devices could be powered with solar cells that harvest energy from either freely available sunlight or indoor lighting, provided the solar cells are small, inexpensive, lightweight, and able to conform and adhere to surfaces with any shape or texture.
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Catalyzing Commercialization: Next-Generation Photovoltaics for Economic, Clean Energy
Energy sustainability represents one of the grand challenges facing modern society, and thin-film solar photovoltaics provide one of the best opportunities for rapidly expanding renewable energy use. Photovoltaics (PV) using the thin-film semiconductor cadmium telluride (CdTe) have been commercialized at the gigawatts (GW)-per-year scale, with 17.5 GWs installed globally.
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