A new innovation from the University of Turku saw a team of researchers use red onion skin to develop an ultra-thin ...

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of people filled Caltech's Beckman Auditorium on Monday evening for the West Coast premiere of "Bright Harvest: Powering Earth From Space," a ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A bold vision to solve one of humanity's most pressing challenges—the need for clean, sustainable energy—takes center stage in the new documentary ...

A team of scientists in South Korea has set a new benchmark for solar innovation with bifacial thin-film solar cells that can generate electricity from both sides, per a release. On top of that, they ...

Brigitte Bren leads discussion on futuristic solar project at Caltech A futuristic solar-power project backed by OC real estate mogul Donald Bren needs to move into the commercial sphere, according to ...

Researchers working with copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells reported a 20.4 percent efficiency result on flexible polymer films, a level that underscores how far high-performance thin ...

Thin film solar cells represent a promising avenue towards cost-effective and sustainable photovoltaic energy conversion. These devices utilise semiconductor layers with thicknesses in the order of ...

Monocrystalline, polycrystalline or thin-film? Here’s how the main types of solar panel compare on efficiency, lifespan, and the roof space you’ll need.

For as long as we’ve been capturing the sun’s rays, the clouds have been the enemy. When the sky turns gray and the first drops fall, the steady stream of electrons from traditional solar panels slows ...

Thin film solar cells represent a transformative approach in photovoltaic technology, utilising semiconductor layers only a few micrometres thick to convert sunlight into electricity. These cells ...