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Organised chaos: The key to next-generation solar technology – Pursuit
Researchers including at University of Melbourne have resolved a fundamental challenge in next-generation perovskite solar cells, bringing widespread use closer
Dr Asaph Widmer-Cooper , Dr Christopher Hall , Dr Stefano Bernardi, Dr Wenxin Mao , Professor Trevor Smith and Professor Udo Bach
Hidden inside the structure of meteorites may be the inspiration for our renewable energy needs.
Known as perovskite, the mineral is also found in volcanic and other rock types on Earth. It was first discovered in the Ural mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose in 1839 and named after Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski.
Crystals of the perovskite mineral. Picture: Shutterstock
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