Solar Cell Inspired by 400-Year-Old Art
A long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later.
Read MoreA long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later.
Read MoreThermoelectric generators get a boost—now they can supply enough renewable energy to power small devices both day and night.
Read MoreA new recycling method uses sunlight to simultaneously convert carbon dioxide and plastic waste into sustainable biofuels and useful chemical products.
Read MoreThere are potential benefits for everyone when governments support the advancement of solar technology and economic development plans for equitable energy.
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has taken a horrific toll on human lives, there is at least one bright spot: a global drop in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels like coal and oil.
Read MoreCheaper, better solar power? Harnessing the power of the sun might finally become easier and less expensive thanks to new research into organic sensitizers.
Read MoreThere are potential benefits for everyone when governments support the advancement of solar technology and economic development plans that encourage its distribution.
Read MoreChile looked long and hard for some magic to ignite the country’s sluggish economy. The spell may finally be cast in the form of a solar farm.
Read MoreLook into the eyes of moths and see the future. The future of smart gadgets, that is. Moths’ eyes are the latest inspiration for thin solar material. Researchers from the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute say that new, ultra-thin, patterned graphene sheets will be essential in designing “smart wallpaper” and other future technologies. Graphene is traditionally an excellent electronic material, as the graphene-based microphone demonstrates, but it is inefficient for optical applications. It usually absorbs only 2 or 3 percent of the light that lands on it. That’s not…
Read MoreBy Jonathan Trinastic, @jptrinastic Spying on the Atomic Structure of Perovskites Perovskites are darling materials in the world of solar cells but still somewhat of a mystery to scientists. Perovskite-based photovoltaics boast a combination of high performance and cheap production that makes them an ideal candidate to lead the next solar energy revolution. Like many young and talented upstarts, however, they don’t always perform consistently, and they burn out quickly. Scientists do not yet completely understand why, but they have taken an important step by creating the first images of individual…
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