These ultra-stable, printable solar cells can last for more than 10,000 hours

A team of scientists has created a low cost, fully printable solar cell that has remained stable in real world conditions for over one year, moving these record breaking solar cells from the lab to the commercial world.

Indian 'fruit of the gods' could lower cost of solar cells by 40%

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee used anthocyanin, a pigment from the jamun fruit, in dye sensitized solar cells.

Next generation perovskite solar cells with new world-record performance

A new study finds key to produce perovskite solar cells that display both high efficiency (21.2%) and long-term stability (1,000 hours of light exposure).

Japanese company develops a solar cell with record-breaking 26%+ efficiency

A group of researchers funded by a Japanese government program develops “industrially compatible” cells.

Los Alamos Lab, US creates efficient, affordable 2D pervoskite cell

Researchers have come up with a new perovskite technology that could dramatically increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of solar cells.

New type of fabric can harvest energy via movement and sunshine

Georgia Tech researchers designed a hybrid energy fabric, or hybrid power textile, that can harvest energy via the sun and movement.

New Swiss solar cell doubles the efficiency of residential systems

Swiss startup Insolight has developed a new solar cell that boasts an energy conversion rate of 36.4 percent, nearly double that of existing residential solar technology.

Masdar/MIT solar cell makes a grab for world record with 35% efficiency and lower cost

A joint research team at Masdar Institute and MIT has developed a new two-layer solar cell with a theoretical efficiency of 40 percent, smashing the current world record.

Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have engineered a potentially game-changing solar cell that cheaply and efficiently converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into usable hydrocarbon fuel, using only sunlight for energy.

New see-through material for electronics

Even though conducting missing electrons and transparency were considered mutually exclusive, this new material both efficiently conducts missing electrons and retains most of its transparency to visual light.

UNSW solar team achieves huge leap in solar cell efficiency

Australia’s leading solar research scientists have achieved another significant milestone, reporting a huge leap in solar cell efficiency that could in time lead to a quantum reduction in solar power costs.

Scientists are developing graphene solar panels that generate energy when it rains

There's still a lot of untapped potential in terms of the efficiency of photovoltaic cells and what happens at night and during inclement weather. Now a solution has been put forward in the form of producing energy from raindrops.

MIT researchers develop thinnest, lightest solar cells ever made

MIT researchers have developed the thinnest, lightest solar cell to date, which can be placed on a soap bubble without bursting it.

Forget Avatar, firm touting benefits of cost-effective solar 3-D

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