Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have developed a bifunctional solar battery device that enables simultaneous light charging, charge storing, and electric discharging.

Why it matters: Many research teams are working to achieve new technological breakthroughs in creating more efficient and useful solar cells. A recent study by a Turkish university presents a ...

Engineers have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 23.50% in a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell built with a special textured anti-reflective coating (ARC) polymeric film. A research team, ...

Copper cobaltate nanoneedles coated with zinc oxide hit 99.5 percent light absorption, surpassing carbon nanotubes and boosting concentrated solar power efficiency. That will pave the way towards ...

Oxford University scientists may have solved one of the greatest hindrances of expanding access to solar energy. Scientists from the university’s physics department have created an ultra-thin layer of ...

Scientists create perovskite film semiconductors at room temperature using lasers, which is a revolution for chips and solar ...

A new hybrid material could make solar power more efficient without requiring that we learn how to make all new types of solar panels. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...

Aerosol scientists quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire events. In an actively warming world, large-scale ...

Solar panels keep generating electricity throughout winter – but how much can you realistically expect in the UK?

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...