solar cells

New Research Puts Us Closer To DIY Spray-On Solar Cell Technology

A new study out of St. Mary’s College of Maryland puts us closer to do-it-yourself

A Transparent Coating that Cools Solar Cells to Boost Efficiency

The hotter solar cells become, the less efficient they are at converting sunlight to electricity,

High-efficiency, high-reliability perovskite solar cells getting ready for mass production

Researchers in Japan succeeded in producing highly reproducible and highly stable perovskite solar cells by

Inspired by art, lightweight solar cells track the sun

Solar cells capture up to 40 percent more energy when they can track the sun

Made from Solar Concentrate

Solar Cell from Berkeley Lab/University of Illinois Absorbs High-Energy Light at 30-fold Higher Concentration than

Challenge to classic theory of ‘organic’ solar cells could improve efficiency dramatically

New research findings contradict a fundamental assumption about the functioning of “organic” solar cells made

Microscopic Rake Doubles Efficiency of Low-cost Solar Cells

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have developed

New Solar Technology Pays Back Energy Investment Faster in a Matter of Months

In the solar power research community, a new class of materials called perovskites is causing

Butterflies heat up the field of solar research with up to 50 percent increase

The humble butterfly could hold the key to unlocking new techniques to make solar energy

Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity

UC Riverside researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun’s spectrum

Sticky tape and phosphorus the key to ultrathin solar cells

Scientists studying thin layers of phosphorus have found surprising properties that could open the door

New Design Could Dramatically Boost Efficiency of Low-cost Solar Panels

X-ray Studies at SLAC’s Synchrotron Pave the Way for Better Methods to Convert Sunlight to

Perovskite Solar Cells — What This Breakthrough Needs To Get To Market

Varun Sivaram, Samuel Stranks, and Henry Snaith have written an article for Scientific American about the

Team develops new storage cell for solar energy storage AND nighttime conversion

A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering team has developed a new

UCLA chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage

The materials in most of today’s residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the