Aligned with our interest in emergency kits, we’ve been looking into what items should go inside of them, according to agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Among first aid kits and ...

Tired of being tethered to a power outlet? Let the sun shine in, says Dutch firm Soldius. The company out of Apeldoorn, Holland, has developed a consumer-use solar charger for mobile devices such as ...

Summer is here, and with it comes glorious sunshine. As well as keeping your vitamin D levels topped up, the sun can be a free source of off-grid power for your gadgets. If the thought of your ...

Let's say you own an electric car - maybe you do - and are now heading to work to do the day's bidding. However, there's a bit of an issue: you rarely catch a spot at the old electric pump and you're ...

Electric vehicles are known for plugging in – but one startup wants them to simply soak up the sun instead. Bako Motors is ...

Solar EV startup Aptera Motors has just announced another major milestone in bringing its long-promised flagship model into production. Solar cell production is now underway with the help of Maxeon ...

An international research team has conducted an extensive review of all back-contact (BC) solar cell types in an effort to accelerate their commercial development. The scientists grouped the cell ...

As low Earth orbit becomes more cluttered, it becomes increasingly necessary to use middle Earth orbits, and radiation-tolerant cell designs will be needed. Making photovoltaics thinner should ...

Solar cells, devices that can directly convert radiation emitted from the sun into electricity, have become increasingly widespread and are contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions ...