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If you’re on the Moon and your phone is about to die, there aren’t many places to plug in the charger. But Honeybee Robotics has outlined a plan to build a kind of power grid up there, with a network of Statue of Liberty-sized towers containing solar p… Continue reading LUNARSABER: Statue of Liberty-sized streetlights form Moon power grid
If you’re on the Moon and your phone is about to die, there aren’t many places to plug in the charger. But Honeybee Robotics has outlined a plan to build a kind of power grid up there, with a network of Statue of Liberty-sized towers containing solar p… Continue reading LUNARSABER: Statue of Liberty-sized streetlights form Moon power grid
In the world of solar cell technology, perovskite materials are poised to take on the current reigning champion silicon, but their stability is holding them back. Now, scientists in China have developed a new type of hybrid perovskite that boasts a ver… Continue reading New hybrid perovskite solar cell boasts long life and high efficiency
Glass might soon have some competition from an unlikely rival – bamboo. Scientists in China have turned regular old bamboo into a transparent material that’s also resistant to fire and water, and suppresses smoke.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, Sc… Continue reading Transparent bamboo: A fireproof and waterproof alternative to glass
Multirotor drones may one day be able recharge their batteries while out and about, instead of having to return to a charging station. They could do so via onboard ultra-thin solar cells, which have already been successfully tested on a small quadcopte… Continue reading Solar-cell-packin’ drone uses sunlight for on-the-spot recharging
Implanting tiny solar panels into people’s eyeballs may sound like science fiction, but that’s exactly what a team of Australian scientists are working on. The next-gen tech could vastly improve quality of life for people with incurable eye diseases.Co… Continue reading Solar panels in your eyeballs: Self-powered bionics are on the way
Solar cell efficiency may get a bump from bumps. New research suggests that building tiny domes into the surface of organic solar cells could boost their efficiency by up to two-thirds, while capturing light from a wider angle.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Bumpy solar cells could harvest up to 66% more energy
As the price of solar panels continues to fall, more and more places find it economical to build solar farms that might not have been able to at higher prices. …read more Continue reading Open-Source Solar Modules
One of the most promising, emerging solar cell technologies has received a major efficiency boost. Engineers at UNIST in South Korea have created quantum dot solar cells with a world record efficiency of 18.1%.Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceT… Continue reading Quantum dot solar cells break efficiency record, silicon in its sights
When wired networking or data connections can’t be made, for reasons of distance or practicality, various wireless protocols are available to us. Wi-Fi is among the most common, at least …read more Continue reading Wireless Data Connections Through Light