New hybrid perovskite solar cell boasts long life and high efficiency

In the world of solar cell technology, perovskite materials are poised to take on the current reigning champion silicon, but their stability is holding them back. Now, scientists in China have developed a new type of hybrid perovskite.

Scientists invent self-healing solar panels with "miracle material"

Australian scientists have invented a next-generation solar panel capable of healing itself when damaged in space. 

US scientists improve photoresponsivity in solar cells by 250%

U.S. researchers claim to have increased the photoresponsivity of a lead-halide perovskite for solar cell applications by 250%. 

Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and the outer space

  • 13 Nov 2018

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected simultaneously with a single device.

Bacteria-powered solar panels could work in cloudy skies

Canadian researchers have created a bacteria-powered solar cell that works as efficiently in dim light as in bright light.