Inkjet Printing of Solar Cell Electrode Networks

Researchers working at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and South Dakota State University have developed new methods of manufacturing that combine the unique properties of nano-silver particles and inexpensive inkjet printing to produce electrode networks for photovoltaic power generation. READ MORE

Conversion of Solar Energy into Chemical Fuels Using Nanostructured Materials

A team of scientists from multiple South Dakota universities have worked to develop a suite of complimentary energy conversion processes that enable rapid and efficient transformation of sunlight into electricity or fuel by using a variety of nanostructured
photocatalyst materials. READ MORE

Physics of Atomic Nuclei: Graduate Class for Teachers on Frontier Physics

A group of 22 South Dakota educators took part in a weeklong summer course that introduced them to the Physics of Atomic Nuclei (PAN), drawing connections to proposed experiments for the Deep Underground Science Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL) in
Western South Dakota. READ MORE

Direct Write Printing of Silver Nanoparticle Impregnated Polymer Matrices

This research has focused on the development and direct write printing of thin polymer films impregnated with silver and upconverting nanoparticles. Such thin polymer films could be used for luminescent solar concentrators, as well as having possible applications in security printing and energy harvesting. READ MORE

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