Astounding Discovery: Marine Algae Using Quantum Mechanics Principles for Light Harvesting
Professor Greg Scholes, the lead author of the study published recently in Nature, says: "There's been a lot of excitement and speculation that nature may be using quantum mechanical practices. Our latest experiments show that normally functioning biological systems have the capacity to use quantum mechanics in order to optimize a process as essential to their survival as photosynthesis."
Latin America's First Solar Auto Competition Won By a Chilean Car
Atacama Solar Challenge, Latin America's first big solar auto competition has a winner: Alejandra Oyarzo, pilot of the Universidad de La Serena's Intikalpa team...
Highly Efficient Flexible Silicon Solar Cells Invented
Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University invented a silicon solar cell. The interesting fact is that it's flexible and it can be printed on a curved surface or a fabric. Although solar paint has been produced, there are a few situations where you'd rather use more solid solar cells (like porous surfaces, where paint cannot be applied well).
Australian Scientists Enhancing Thin Film Solar Cells’ Efficiency
The thin-film technology strives for closing the gap with silicon cells in the race for the most efficient solar panels.
Researchers from the Swinburne University...
Facebook CEO Gifts Solar-Powered Drone to Pope Francis
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has presented Pope Francis an unusual gift - a model Solar-Powered Drone - on Monday at the Vatican.
Mark Zuckerberg and...
Solar Cells and LEDs Get an Extra Boost from Silicon
US scientists discovered the ability of a special form of silicon to both conduct electricity, and absorb and emit light. The unique property of...
Photocatalysis-Based Water Purifier Uses Sunlight to Break Down Impurities
Cleaning water effectively so it becomes potable is an important issue in poor countries nowadays. Using solar power, a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by Xuming Zhang, built a water purifier that improves the technology with a novel approach.
Apple to Develop Self-Charging Solar Devices
Apple wants to develop a solar technology for its devices (laptops, ipods, etc). They want to incorporate solar panels in the devices' screen, so...
Solar Panel Installations Growing in America, Report Says
According to a new report, U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, Q3 2015, it appears that this year will turn out to be an excellent year...
Jpod Vehicles to Ensure Urban Electric Transportation in Near Future
Take one look at the picture and what do you see? All those suspended cabins – don't they bring back memories from the ski...
