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University of Utah materials science and engineering associate professor Mike Scarpulla stands next to a solar panel made of the compound cadmium telluride. Along with Kirstin Alberi of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, he developed a theory that adding light during the manufacturing of semiconductors can reduce defects in the materials, leading to more efficient solar cells and better LEDs.
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Let There Be Light
Utah engineer discovers light can stamp out defects in semiconductors for better solar panel and LED bulb production.
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University of Utah materials science and engineering professor Ling Zang holds up a prototype handheld detector his company is producing that can sense explosive materials and toxic gases. His research team developed a new material for the detector that can sense alkane fuel, a key ingredient in such combustibles as gasoline, airplane fuel and homemade bombs.
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