solar energy

Scientists at the US Department of Energy have successfully developed solar cells that convert 44% of light into electricity.

Japan's Eco Marine Power said it is testing a system of sails that exploit wind power and harness solar energy.

Along with the exhaustion of fossil fuel sources such as oil and coal, renewable energy has been increasingly concerned in recent years.

The solar cells that Austrian and Japanese scientists have announced are thinner than spider silk, with so much elasticity that they can be wrapped around the hair.

Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University are developing a hybrid type of hybrid power plant that combines renewable energy (solar thermal energy) with traditional fossil fuels.

Solar systems often produce: either electricity or heat (in the form of steam or hot water). But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that: more benefits will be gained by

A new form of screen that doubles the amount of pixels just like a solar cell and can enhance the energy efficiency of mobile phones and electronic reading devices.

Japan's largest sanitary ware company, TOTO, has launched portable toilets powered by biogas. This is part of a campaign to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by toilets by 50% by

The team of Nano Scientists and Research Scientists led by Dr. Xie Xian Ning, National University of Singapore, has developed: soft, foldable membrane using a PS plastic.

A small plastic carpet made of conductive plastic has 'flown' in the laboratory of Princeton University (USA).