The New Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide (CZTS) Solar Cells – Cheaper and More Efficient
Just when we were getting used to silicon solar cells, efficient – true, but so expensive, here comes a new discovery of solar cells...
The Energy Harvesting Open Access Data Repository Gathering Energy Information for Scientists
Why would anyone want a database of energy harvesting? Well, for one, such a database helps researchers in their work and second, you get...
New Butterfly-Shaped Uranium Molecule Helps Cleaning Nuclear Waste
A new uranium molecule developed by scientists from the University of Edinburgh can literally clean the waste that nuclear power plants leave behind.
The researchers...
DIY: How To Build Your Own Ultra-Cheap, Portable Solar Panels
Solar panels are "the thing" this year, so you won't be able to escape them, no matter how hard you try. Why just not...
The First Floating Wind Farm to Replace Fukushima Nuclear Plant
The Fukushima disaster in the spring of 2011 was first of all an environmental disaster for Japan. But like the Phoenix bird that is...
New Bismuth Selenide Material Enhances Solar Cells’ Heat-Capturing Ability
An "exotic" material belonging to a class of materials called "topological insulators" could help solar cells and optical communication devices evolve. A team of...
Toyota Plans Thousands of Fuel Cell Vehicles by 2020
If Toyota isn't planning ahead, I don't know who is: the famous Japanese automaker, who is also the biggest seller of hybrid vehicles in...
Researchers Developing More Efficient Solar Cells From Microscopic “Trees”
You usually envisage solar cells as being tubular or horizontal, but this time prepare yourself for a tree-like form. It's just like those November...
New Discovery Makes Piezoelectric Materials 25% More Efficient
A new project at National Physical Laboratory in the UK aims to develop a much more efficient piezoelectric energy harvester. They found a serious...
New Hydrogen-Powered Mercedes B-Class Shows Off Cloaking Technology on German Streets
The revolutionary thing about fuel-cell vehicles is that their fuel has little to no impact on the environment. So who could find a better...
