Students build an efficient and inexpensive still to produce drinking water which they call a “solar vapor generator”.
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Travelling through Space with Solar Sails
A solar sail device is developed that can be steered by electronically altering its transparency near the edges while requiring only a low amount of power.
“Chalcostibite” Solar Cells
High-throughput combinatorial experiments reveal current/voltage trade-offs in chalcostibite thin film solar cells.
Carbon-Paper on Foam：A New Hope for Super-Efficient Solar Still
Carbon-coated paper affixed to expanded polystyrene foam can be used to address the global freshwater shortage.
Solar Fuels Beyond Water Splitting
Modeling approach reveals attractive alternatives to water splitting towards solar fuels.
Solar Home Systems for Off-Grid Households
Solar solution comprising solar panels, an in-built battery and several lamps to bring electricity to homes with no access to energy.
The Functions of Chlorine in Aqueous-Processed High-Performance Polymer/CdTe Hybrid Solar Cells
The device performance of aqueous-processed polymer/CdTe hybrid solar cells is dramatically improved after incorporating CdTe nanocrystals with Cl.
December 12 – Light Illumination Induced Photoluminescence Enhancement and Quenching in Lead Halide Perovskite, published in Solar RRL
Launch of New Journal – Solar RRL!
Launching in 2017 from Wiley: Solar RRL publishes top-quality Rapid Research Letters, Full Papers, Review Articles, and Progress Reports related to all aspects of solar energy conversion.
Genetically Modified Energy – How DNA Enhances Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells
In a recent study, researchers succeeded in applying chickpea and wheat DNA as bridging unit and thin tunneling layer at the TiO2/dye interface.
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