These Kirigami-Inspired Solar Cells Will Track All the Powerful Sun Without Any Motors

These Kirigami-Inspired Solar Cells Will Track All the Powerful Sun Without Any Motors

It may be interesting but not entirely revolutionary

Apple Files Patent for Solar Cells Embedded in Touchpads

Apple Files Patent for Solar Cells Embedded in Touchpads

Apple moves ahead of its competition yet again

New Material Enables the Best Solar Cells Ever Theorized

New Material Enables the Best Solar Cells Ever Theorized

Hard scientific fact prevails in front of Sci Fi

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 8th, 2014
World First: Sunlight Converted to Electricity with over 40% Efficiency

World First: Sunlight Converted to Electricity with over 40% Efficiency

This brings new hope that renewables will one day replace dirty fuels as the Globe's chief energy source

Spray-On Solar Cells Will Turn Even Flexible Objects into Energy Banks – Video

Spray-On Solar Cells Will Turn Even Flexible Objects into Energy Banks – Video

In the future, everything will be able to absorb solar power

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2014
Solar Bike Path Will Be Unveiled in the Netherlands on November 12

Solar Bike Path Will Be Unveiled in the Netherlands on November 12

The one-of-a-kind bike path will harvest sun energy and have the resulting power keep street lights up and running

Spray-on Solar Cells Created by Scientists in the UK

Spray-on Solar Cells Created by Scientists in the UK

These innovative cells promise to boost the popularity of solar energy

Stanford Researchers Develop Self-Cooling Solar Cells, Efficiency Boosted Tremendously

Stanford Researchers Develop Self-Cooling Solar Cells, Efficiency Boosted Tremendously

Heating causes all sorts of problems, but it can finally be countered

Sun-Powered Plane Successfully Completes Maiden Voyage

Sun-Powered Plane Successfully Completes Maiden Voyage

The plane is expected to travel around the world sometime next year

Photovoltaic Cells Turn 60 This Month

Photovoltaic Cells Turn 60 This Month

These devices are now indispensable to satellites in orbit

Super Skinny Solar Cells Could Help Turn Windows into PV Panels

Super Skinny Solar Cells Could Help Turn Windows into PV Panels

The cells are the brainchild of researchers at the Vienna University of Technology

Harvesting Energy from Earth's Infrared Radiation Is Doable, Scientists Say

Harvesting Energy from Earth's Infrared Radiation Is Doable, Scientists Say

Our planet continuously coughs out 100 million gigawatts of infrared heat into outer space

Graphene Could Soon Boost Solar Cell Performances, Strength

Graphene Could Soon Boost Solar Cell Performances, Strength

The advanced material could make solar panels safer and more affordable

Solar Cell Prices to Climb Up in February

Solar Cell Prices to Climb Up in February

It's all because solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers are getting more expensive

Harvesting Sun Energy Through Heat and Light Is Doable, MIT Scientists Say

Harvesting Sun Energy Through Heat and Light Is Doable, MIT Scientists Say

New approach to harvesting solar said to be more efficient that the ones already in use

Clean Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight Is Doable, Totally Eco-Friendly

Clean Hydrogen Fuel from Sunlight Is Doable, Totally Eco-Friendly

New device splits water into oxygen and hydrogen, the latter can be stored as fuel

Electrons in Solar Cells Have No Sense of Direction, New Material Guides Them

Electrons in Solar Cells Have No Sense of Direction, New Material Guides Them

Researchers say this new material will make solar cells more efficient, less expensive

 
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