IBM Research and Switzerland-based Airlight Energy today announced a new parabolic dish that increases the sun’s radiation by 2,000 times while also producing fresh water and air conditioning. The new ...

Chinese scientists develop colorless solar concentrator for PV windows The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal ...

Scientists have found that a dye made from red onion skin extract, combined with nanocellulose, offers a 99.9% protection rate against UV rays for solar cells. This bio-filter material outperforms ...

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