Tag: Solar Technology - Page 3
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MIT Researchers Propose Solar Energy Funnel to Produce More Electricity from Sunlight
The concept would use an exceptionally thin stretched material to capture a broader spectrum of sunlight's energy.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Speaks on the Future of Energy and Transportation
It's always interesting to hear Musk speak about his vision of the future, as he's a man who knows how to get things done and make it happen.
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New Nanomaterial Produces Electricity from Both Heat and Light
This new material could be paired with microchips to create self-powered sensors, low-power electronics and implantable biomedical devices.
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Researchers Use Rust and Water to Store Solar Energy as Hydrogen
Researchers have used abundant and inexpensive materials to create a tandem solar cell that can store solar energy as hydrogen for use at any time of day.
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The Crystal is a Super Sustainable Building and a Museum Too
The Crystal is a super green building and a museum about sustainable living.
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Astronomers are Looking for Signs of Gigantic Alien Solar Power Stations!
In 1960, the great polymath Freeman Dyson published a scientific paper titled "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation".
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World's First All-Carbon Solar Cell Built at Stanford
Researchers may have found an inexpensive solar cell materials breakthrough with their development of the first all-carbon solar cell.
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Good News for Clean Tech: China's Reign over Rare Earth Metals is Ending
Prices are falling for the metals used in an array of electronics and clean technologies like solar panels as other countries ramp up production and recycling becomes more prevalent.
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Cute Solar Charging Canopies Tilt Toward Sun
Sweden might not seem the place for solar innovation, but this sweet two-car charging station from Solelia looks good in parking lots and can tilt to find Scandinavian sunshine!
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Enthusiastic Student Scientist Wins Attention for Promising Solar Clean Water Project
Deepika Kurup's green and sustainable water purification project wins her honors as "America’s Top Young Scientist"
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Top 10 Tech Stories This Week: Build a Tesla Coil, a lab on an iPhone, moss-covered keyboards and more!
The hottest stories in Technology from the last week. Catch up quick!
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Butterfly Wings Inspire Holographic Solar Panel Coatings
The iridescent material is water-resistant which can improve the output of solar panels by keeping them clean and dry.
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Build Your Own Solar Charger with Voltaic's DIY Kits
With these solar charger kits, you can build the right system for your mobile or off-grid power needs, and then easily mount the whole thing onto your own backpack or bag.
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Nanoflower Structures Make Better Batteries, Solar Cells
The carnation-like structures are made from a super-conducting material.
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How Solar Light Saves Lives
Brave Mhonie, the Malawian field coordinator for Solar Aid, knows first hand the dangers of inadequate and unsafe lighting. Here he explains why solar is a life saver.
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Nanotechnology Could Lead to Ultra-Thin Flexible Solar Cells
Photovoltaic cells could be as thin as one micron.
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Improved Black Silicon Lets Conventional Solar Cells Harness Infrared Light
Conventional solar cells only harness three-fourths of the spectrum, but improvements made to black silicon could change that.
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Cone-Shaped Spinning Solar Cells Claim to Generate 20x More Electricity
A design for a cone-o-solar that spins to collect sunlight aims to be the next big thing for the solar industry.
