Researchers have used carbon dots, created from human hair waste sourced from a barbershop, to create a kind of ‘armor’ to improve the performance of cutting-edge solar technology. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Researchers have been exploring the use of low-cost materials to create rechargeable batteries that will make energy storage more affordable. Now, they have shown that a new technique incorporating aluminum results in rechargeable batteries that offer up to 10,000 error-free cycles. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen gas produced from water with the aid of sunlight. Researchers have developed a material, nanoporous cubic silicon carbide, that exhibits promising properties to capture solar energy and split water for hydrogen gas production. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
A new, simpler solution process for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key bottleneck to large-scale production and commercialization of this promising renewable-energy technology, which has remained tantalizingly out of reach for more than a decade. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
A research team has developed near-infrared (NIR) light triggered drug delivery system. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Engineers created light-activated materials that execute precise movements and form complex shapes without the need for wires, motors or other energy sources. The research could lead to smart light-driven systems such as high-efficiency solar cells that automatically follow the sun’s direction. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
An innovative analysis of two-dimensional (2D) materials could boost the development of next-generation solar cells and LEDs. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by exploiting a phenomenon known as singlet fission. However, unexplained energy losses during the reaction have until now been a major problem. Scientists have now discovered what happens during singlet fission and where the ‘lost’ energy goes. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy…
Using a new method, physicists are analyzing at the femtosecond scale the processes in a model system for organic solar cells in detail. The results can be used to develop high-performance and efficient solar cells. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Scientists assess the dynamics of positron acoustic waves (PAWS) in EPI plasmas whilst under the influence of magnetic fields, or magnetoplasmas. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
Engineers design and build windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
A new study describes a new technology that provides both radiative cooling and solar heating, all is one system and without using electricity or fuel. It could help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissions. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
The technology, based on Fano resonance, results in a coating that fully reflects only a very narrow wavelength. The technology could improve the effectiveness of devices that use hybrid thermal-electric power generation as a solar energy option. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
A new method for constructing special solar cells could significantly increase their efficiency. Not only are the cells made up of thin layers, they also consist of specifically arranged nanoblocks. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Energy News — ScienceDaily
A promising lead halide perovskite is great at converting sunlight to electricity, but it breaks down at room temperature. Now scientists have discovered how to stabilize it with pressure from a diamond anvil cell. The required pressure is well within the reach of industrial manufacturing requirements. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar…