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Discovery Could Dramatically Boost Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells to 31 percent

Nanoscale images by Berkeley Lab researchers yield surprise that could push efficiency to 31 percent

Keep it Simple: Low-Cost Solar Power

A simplified architecture leads to efficiencies rivaling conventional silicon solar cells.   The Science A

New generation of high-efficiency solar thermal absorbers developed

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter are one step closer to developing a

Solar cells of the future could be based on iron molecules

Researchers at Lund University have successfully explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level

New real hope for non-toxic and flexible thin-film solar cells

‘Zero-energy’ buildings – which generate as much power as they consume – are now much

Graphene Layer to Allow Solar Cells Generate Power When it Rains?

Solar energy is on the rise. Many technical advances have made solar cells quite efficient

Perovskite solar cell material can recycle light to seriously boost efficiency

Perovskite materials can recycle light particles — a finding which could lead to a new

New research unveils graphene ‘moth eyes’ to power future smart technologies like smart wallpaper

New ultra-thin, patterned graphene sheets will be essential in designing future technologies such as ‘smart

Solar cells as light and thin as a soap bubble

Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses Imagine solar cells

Buildings Wrapped in High-Efficiency, Flexible Solar Cells?

Patented breakthrough improves potential of solar to become cost-effective, reliable energy source A patented breakthrough

Cheaper solar cells with 20.2% efficiency

EPFL scientists have developed a solar-panel material that can cut down on photovoltaic costs while

Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean

“Packaging Glass with a Hierarchically Nanostructured Surface: A Universal Method to Achieve Self-Cleaning Omnidirectional Solar

Researchers Pushing Limits of Efficient Solar Cells

They’re one step closer. In a new paper in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters,

Entanglement at heart of ‘two-for-one’ singlet fission could double solar cell output

The mechanism behind a process known as singlet fission, which could drive the development of

Quantum physics meets genetic engineering

Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport Nature has had billions