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Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source

MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.

Dec 9, 2022

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Explaining the plummeting cost of solar power

The dramatic drop in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which has fallen by 99 percent over the last four decades, is often touted as a major success story for renewable energy technology. But one question has never ...

Nov 20, 2018

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Scientists invent ultrafast way to manufacture perovskite solar modules

Most solar cells today are made with refined silicon that turns sunlight into clean electricity. Unfortunately, the process of refining silicon is far from clean, requiring vast amounts of energy from carbon-emitting power ...

Nov 25, 2020

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Stretchable batteries that can be applied to the skin like a band-aid (w/ video)

(Tech Xplore)—An international team of researchers has developed a means for applying a stretchable battery to human skin that not only carries enough charge to power a portable device, but can be applied like a band-aid. ...

May 17, 2016 report

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New record could usher in new era for solar energy

The future of solar technology is almost reality, with researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) setting a new record for the conversion of sunlight into energy.

Mar 11, 2020

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Research team sets new efficiency record for solar cell technology

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. This technological breakthrough paves ...

Jan 21, 2022

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Both-sides-contacted solar cell sets new world record of 26 percent efficiency

A team of researchers led by Dr. Armin Richter of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE achieved a record conversion efficiency of 26.0 percent for both-sides contacted silicon solar cells. In the recently ...

Apr 21, 2021

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Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and outer space at the same time

Scientists at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected simultaneously with a single device. Their research, published November 8 in the ...

Nov 8, 2018

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Cheaper, more efficient solar technology a step closer

A new study led by The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to cheaper and more efficient solar technology.

Dec 19, 2018

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Breaking barriers in solar energy

Stop for a moment and imagine an efficient highway system. No need to jockey for position, no choke-point merging from three lanes into one, no long idles at ill-timed traffic lights, no rolling roadblocks as the motorist ...

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