Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems – A new approach to solar power
Systems to harness the sun’s energy typically generate either electricity or heat in the form of steam or hot water.
But a new analysis by...
How to determine the solar efficiency of your roof
It is becoming more and more common to install solar panels on roofs in order to obtain green electricity, but not all roofs are...
Blackfriars Bridge will be the biggest solar array in London
The Victorian rail bridge in the heart of London, Blackfriars Bridge originally built during the age of steam in 1886, will become the biggest...
How to bring sunlight into your home
The science of light and liquids has been intimately entwined since Léon Foucault discovered the speed of light in 1862, when he observed that...
Harvesting sunlinght as chemical fuel that can be stored
Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have...
Electric cars charging stations as a smart grid in Rome till 2012
Electric cars are on the way to come on the streets in the city of Rome, Italy, due to effort of Toshiba. The giant...
Biological fuel cells made from moss
Moss is regarded as a menace by gardeners who seek to eradicate it from their lawns. Now researchers all over the world are exploring...
Eton Mobius iPhone 4 comes with a solar charging case
Nowadays the abundance of mobile solar charging options is very natural. For this reason the appearance of a solar charging case for a smart...
Solar rays could replace petroleum fuels with solar gasoline
Yen-Ting Kuo, a doctoral candidate in chemistry, Taiwan, has spent several years in K-State's chemistry program working to create new materials that better use...
Thinner, better and cheaper solar cells
Do better with less. That is the challenge the researchers of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have set for themselves,...