University of Washington scientists have built a new nanometer-sized laser — using the thinnest semiconductor available today — that is energy efficient, easy to build and compatible with ex... Read more
Now, the combination of nanowires and graphene facilitates much broader and more flexible solar cells. Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of sola... Read more
Stacked cells are currently the most efficient cells on the market North Carolina State University researchers have come up with a new technique for improving the connections between stacked... Read more
Imagine a solar panel more efficient than today’s best solar panels, but using 10,000 times less material. This is what EPFL researchers expect given recent findings on these tiny filaments... Read more
Luminescent ‘LED-Type’ Design Breaks Efficiency Record To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible. Now res... Read more
There’s no doubt that skylights make for psychologically-nicer buildings, while also reducing the amount of electricity required for daytime artificial lighting. If they let in too muc... Read more