Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing technologies that will harvest solar energy in a cheaper and more efficient way. Researchers…
Tag: Solar Energy
New material ‘upconverts’ infrared photons to generate electricity
Researchers have developed a new material that is capable of generating electricity from otherwise wasted infrared photons thereby increasing the efficiency of currently used solar photovoltaic cells by at least 30 per…
In a first, solar plane ‘Solar Impulse 2’ completes sea leg of epic journey
Solar Impulse 2 – the first ever solar plane aiming to fly around the world solely by power of the Sun – landed in India late Tuesday at 11:25 pm local time…