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Apr. 5, 2022 — Researchers have constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, making use of the heat leaking from Earth back into space. At night, solar cells ...
Nov. 3, 2022 — An increase in the efficiency of solar panels may be on the horizon, as new research reduces their current ...
Dec. 9, 2020 — Researchers have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as photo-absorbers to create a solar cell with increased power efficiencies and electricity ...
May 5, 2023 — Photovoltaics, the conversion of light to electricity, is a key technology for sustainable energy. Since the days of Max Planck and Albert Einstein, we know that light as well as electricity are ...
Sep. 27, 2022 — Even small objects, such as dust and leaves, can block sunlight from reaching solar cells, and understanding how the loss of incoming radiation affects power output is essential for optimizing ...
Apr. 19, 2023 — Organic solar cells show great promise for clean energy applications. However, photovoltaic modules made from organic semiconductors do not maintain their efficiency for long enough under sunlight ...
Nov. 8, 2022 — As low Earth orbit becomes more cluttered, it becomes increasingly necessary to use middle Earth orbits, and radiation-tolerant cell designs will be needed. Making photovoltaics thinner should ...
Oct. 3, 2022 — A professor is reporting on a new type of solar energy harvesting system that breaks the efficiency record of all existing technologies. And no less important, it clears the way to use solar power ...
July 18, 2023 — A bifacial perovskite solar cell, which allows sunlight to reach both sides of the device, holds the potential to produce higher energy yields at lower overall ...
Sep. 20, 2023 — A scientific breakthrough brings mass production of the next generation of cheaper and lighter perovskite solar cells one step ...
