
The most powerful micro-scale biological solar cell ever created
Two Binghamton University scientists designed a small biological solar cell that could be useful for lab-on-a-chip...

New waterproof solar cell generates power even after it gets soaked
A new solar cell could go through the laundry and emerge still working. The photovoltaic cell, developed by Japanese...

New stacked solar cell absorbs energy from almost the entire solar spectrum
Most traditional solar cells aren't able to convert long-wavelength photons into electricity. A team of researchers...

Scientists unveil first printable, stable perovskite solar cell good for 10K hours
The mineral perovskite has been touted as the next big thing for renewable energy, potentially giving solar cells...

Indian 'fruit of the gods' could lower cost of solar cells by 40%
Could India's 'fruit of the gods' help lower the price of solar cells? Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology...

New solar glitter can make virtually anything solar powered
Small, lightweight, flexible: these attributes when applied to solar cells hint at a far-off clean-powered future...

Scientists blend photosynthesis and quantum physics to improve solar cells
Four physicists at the University of California, Riverside decided to blend photosynthesis and quantum physics...

Sunflare's new ultra-thin solar "wallpaper" can stick to any surface
Imagine being able to tape thin, affordable solar cells anywhere: the top of a trailer, the side of a building,...

New Swiss solar panel doubles the efficiency of residential systems
As if to prove the sheer speed at which solar panel technology is evolving, a startup called Insolight has created...

New 3D solar cells capture sunlight from every angle
Georgia Tech scientists developed three-dimensional solar cells which just hitched a ride to space this week on...

MIT creates solar cells that are as light as a soap bubble
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has unveiled the lightest, thinnest solar cells in existence...

Groundbreaking new solar cell solves vexing high temperature issue
In our quest to replace fossil fuels with solar power, we have to first fix the solar cell, which typically stops...

Paper-thin printed solar cells could provide power for 1.3 billion people
The cost of solar power has declined dramatically over the past few decades, from $40 per watt in 1977 to $0.74...

Scientists smash solar cell efficiency record by converting 40.4% of sunlight to energy
A team from the University of New South Wales, Australia, just set a new world record for solar energy efficiency...

Multijunction Solar Cells Break Efficiency Records by Harvesting the Full Spectrum of Light
Engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new type of solar cell that uses...