Learn how to build a simple solar cell at home using copper tape, plastic cups, and water. This step-by-step science ...

A new process uses a porous substrate to absorb stray photons and recapture their energy. This approach may allow for the manufacture of cells that can be made from smaller quantities of semiconductor ...

The LEEMONS project is researching nanostructured silicon that uses low-energy electron multiplication (LEEM) to allow one ...

Scientists at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST) have set ...

The previous solar efficiency record has now been broken, and this one could have ...

Canadian researchers proposed a laminate-free solar module using polycarbonate instead of EVA and glass. The new ...

The additive introduced into the solution for preparing the photoactive layer enhances Marangoni flow, thereby offsetting capillary flow caused by changes in the substrate’s surface energy due to ...

As countries around the world strive to reduce their carbon footprints and seek sustainable energy resources, the solar energy industry has experienced significant growth. Among the diverse process ...

A study carried out at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, presents a new way to mitigate the rapid degradation of perovskite solar cells. The problem, which ...

You may have noticed grid lines on the surface of solar panels. Turns out these lines serve an essential purpose that goes ...