We see the sun's rays reflecting off the moon on a nightly basis, but what if we could harness that solar power using its ...

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Crystalline silicon PV is poised to play a central role in the world's growing energy demands, supplying 80% of the global ...

A collaborative research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Hong Kong Polytechnic ...

Imagine a world in which free-floating electric vehicles charge wirelessly as they glide down highways, laptops are hundreds ...

"Remarkably, 90% less material is required." Scientists uncover surprising effect of new solar tech that could boost ...

New research reveals how Saharan dust impacts solar energy generation in Europe. Dust from North Africa reduces photovoltaic (PV) power output by scattering sunlight, absorbing irradiance, and ...

Solar cells based on perovskites, materials with a characteristic crystal structure first unveiled in the mineral calcium ...

Building-integrated photovoltaics (PV) fundamentally represents a revolutionary method of building and energy conversion. It ...

In countries like Germany, balcony-mounted solar panels are all the rage. But from breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, ...

President Trump’s “mine everywhere” executive order calls for a list of national public lands with potential mineral deposits ...

Lately, there's been plenty of progress in 3D printing objects from the lunar regolith. We've reported on several projects ...