Tag Archives: light
Sun-free solar power surpasses conventional solar output
Installing rooftop solar panels to make a single homego off-grid is easy. However, using the same technique in skyscrapersisn’t feasible because the roof area available for PV panels isn’t muchto power the entire building underneath. New Energy Technologieshas come up with a solution – allow solar panels to harvest artificiallight which is in abundance in [...]
Australian researchers develop world’s most efficient solar cell
Solarenergy is one stream of technology which sees new records quiteregularly. The enormous potential of the technology has kept researcherbusy in developing next-gen solar cells which convert a good enoughamount of incident light into electricity. The latest news has comefrom the University of South Walesin Sydney, Australia where researchers have succeeded in developingsolar cells that [...]
Researchers boost the efficiency of OLEDs with a new cavity design
OrganicLight Emitting Diodes, or simply OLEDs, have started a new revolutionelectronics and displays, as they don’t essentially require a backlightto function, which helps manufacturers develop brighter, moreenergy-efficient and slimmer displays. As great as the technology mightsound to environmentalists, there is always some room for improvement.Researchers over at SRI Internationalhave found a way to boost the [...]
Nixon’s solar watch harnesses light in any form
Nixonhas launched a new range of ecofriendly watches, dubbed Volta, thatharness the light to charge its built-in battery. The watch features asemi-transparent dial that allows sunlight to pass through and hit thesolar panels underneath. We’resure that the semi-transparent dial would mean that the watch wouldtake hours or even days of sunlight to reach a full [...]
Schüco ezFlatroof-Light
Schüco USA at Intersolar this week showed off their SchücoezFlatroof-Light which they claim to be one of the leanest rackingsystems for quick and simple installations. The racking solution can beused with framed or frameless crystalline and thin film solar panels.The racking solution can be tilted in angles of 7.5, 15 and 20 degreesor any pitch [...]
Using nature’s efficiency for nano-scale solar energy generating forests
Weall know that nature is the best architect and designer of all andresearchers have always tried to replicate the most simplest of naturalphenomenon for endless renewable energy. Researchers at the Leiden University have tried to imitate the process of photosynthesis to harvest sunlight even in the worst places. Theresearchers state that the best light-capturers in [...]
New light sensor will improve solar cells and digital cameras
Photonsare used in solar cells to generate electric current and almost thesame technology is used inside in digital camera where photos definethe quality of the image being shot. Scientists at the University of Torontohave developed a new light sensor that takes advantage of thephenomenon of multi-exciton generation (MEG) for more efficient solarcells and better digital [...]
New Energy’s see-thru SolarWindow cells surpass thin-film and solar in artificial light
New Energy Technologies Inc., a next-generation alternative andrenewable energy developer, announced that new tests of the company’sultra-small solar cells for use in its transparent SolarWindow havedemonstrated substantially superior performance over current thin-filmand solar photovoltaic technologies at generating electricity fromartificial light -– an important advantage over conventional solartechnologies which are limited by their capacity to function [...]
Solar-powered stepping stones
TheSolar Powered Lighted Stepping Stone provides an elegant, inimitableand reasonable way to light up and revamp your garden or walkway. Thesestepping stones have a built-in solar panel that collects and convertssunlight into DC power and the built-in nickel-cadmium batteries storethe energy to illuminate at night. These solar-powered lighted stepping stones have a built-in photo sensor [...]