Photosynthesis and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)

dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)

Renewable energies – it is a hot topic since the last 10 years. Many developed countries around the world are tending to shift their energy production to a “green” one due to the global warming problem and energetic self-sufficiency. Among all possible renewable energy technologies, photovoltaic industry is growing very fast. Its main material is...
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How to abstract a biological system to an easy experiment

Biology is quite a complex subject. Especially when you are trying to get deeper into a topic and understand how it is built up, functions and works, it can be very challenging and time-consuming to study a particular topic to its full extent. Still – behind every complex function there is a basic principle or...
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How bats see in the dark ?

Biomimetics!!  The name sounds a bit like science fiction doesn’t it!! Well it simply means the application of natural principles in engineering and technical systems.  Like most of you would react I was also a bit curious, as of what this study field is about, and how does it work to take something from nature...
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