Solar Cell Eye Implants: Sight For The Blind?
Scientists at Stanford University have come up with a system to help blind people see again using retinal implants that operate like tiny solar cells. Read more →
by Paul Willis
Lab-Grown Nanotubes Could Trim Solar Cell Cost
New research suggests that carbon nanotubes could be an efficient alternative for the expensive platinum electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells. Read more →
Are Dye-Sensitized Cells The Future Of Solar?
Researchers in Finland are claiming that a form of solar cells that can be applied to surfaces as a coat of paint could herald the future of solar energy. Read more →
by Paul Willis
Wrinkled Solar Panels Catch More Rays
Nature’s most abundant sunlight harvester—the leaf—inspires Princeton University scientists to design a solar cell with similar morphology. Read more →
by Leah Jones
Solar Efficiency Gurus: Alta Devices Explored
Scientists at UC Berkeley created solar cells with improved efficiency, but not because they absorb light better—because they emit it better. Read more →
by Leah Jones
Greener Solar Power With Help From Bacteria
Dye-sensitized solar cells made with protein and low-toxicity dye were successful in tests by K-State graduate student Ayomi Perera, their inventor. Read more →
by Leah Jones
SunPower’s Record-Breaking Cell In Production
SunPower says its third-generation Maxeon solar cell, with an efficiency of 24 percent, is now being integrated into some panels. Read more →
by Pete Danko
Patrick Dempsey Joins Trina For Solar Do-Gooding
Actor Patrick Dempsey and Trina Solar team up to bring solar to communities in need and spread awareness around the benefits of solar energy. Read more →
Solar Charger Concept Seizes On Dye-Sensitized Tech
The Sun2Charge, a solar charger design by Jake Beadenkopf via Coroflot, delivers a flexible, miniature solar panel comprised of dye-sensitized solar cells. Read more →
Anorexic Silicon Wafer Could Slash Solar Cost
Twin Creeks Technologies says its Hyperion system creates silicon wafers a tenth the usual thickness, and could cut the price of solar panels in half. Read more →
by Pete Danko
