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The 30th Anniversary World Solar Challenge Has Begun
It's a special moment in the history of clean energy: the 30th anniversary World Solar Challenge has begun.
Improving Solar Cells Can Improve Collisions In Autonomous Cars
Solar cells capture photons from sunlight in order to convert them into electricity. The thicker the layer of…
Dark Alpha-Phase Perovskite Created With Direct Laser Writing
KU Leuven researchers from the Roeffaers Lab and the Hofkens Group have now discovered a new, easier way to create…
Ancient Technology Used To Level Electricity Prices
A proposal from MIT researchers shows ancient invention could help level electricity prices.
Solar Panel Roofed Cars Could Be A Thing By The End Of This Year
German automaker Audi is working with Chinese solar-cell specialist Hanergy to develop thin-film solar cells that…
Learning From Photosynthesis For Efficient Solar Cells
A natural process that occurs during photosynthesis could lead to the design of more efficient artificial solar…
Insect Eyes Inspire Design Of Advanced Photovoltaics
Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new…
Generating Solar Power Without Solar Panels
Buildings could soon be able to convert the sun's energy into electricity without the need for solar panels.
Polystyrene Particles Outperform Polymers For PV Panels
To make the next generation of solar cells, which are used to make solar panels, more stable and even cheaper,…
Solar Glasses Generate 200mW Of Electric Power
Researchers from KIT now present sunglasses with colored, semitransparent solar cells applied onto lenses that…