Photosynthesis Drives Solar Cell
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Researchers have harnessed the light harvesting molecules of spinach and bacteria to make solar cells that could one day be sprayed on many surfaces.
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Solar power is booming in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and great enthusiasm.
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Upstart NRG Dock shows off a general-purpose solar panel and battery to power electronics.
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German scientists have activated CO2 by using graphitic carbon nitride as a catalyst, moving science closer to artificial photosynthesis.  The achievement was reported by a team led by Markus Antonietti at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany.
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New lead-acid batteries could achieve high performance.
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Seeking efficient solar cells Researchers in Australia have developed technology that could pave the way for highly efficient solar cells.â¦
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Signs suggest solar power might be reaching a tipping point.
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Richard Thompson, who began powering his home with solar power in 2001, has found that power is the easy part. Generating interest takes work.
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The sun's next cycle of increased activity might have begun last week, according to a NASA scientist.
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SMA has an inverter that keeps the solar system going even during a blackout.
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WEARABLE solar panels that help charge mobile phones or music players are likely to come on sale within three years, the New Scientist says.
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Physicists have dreamt about it for decades: harnessing the fusion process that powers the sun to make clean, safe and limitless energy. A multinational pact signed Tuesday may bring that dream a step closer to reality.
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Blog: The search giant shares its running tab of solar power production since turning on its panels.
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The genetic map of a type of teeny-weeny ocean algae could have a big impact on how scientists try to protect the Earth&#39;s oceans from greenhouse gases.
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"Eat your spinach," Mom used to say. "It will make your muscles grow, power your laptop and recharge your cell phone... " OK. So nobody's Mom said those last two things. But researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have used spinach to harness a plant's ability to convert sunlight into energy for the first time, creating a device that may one day power laptops, mobile phones and more.
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Scientists have invented the first spray-on plastic that can turn the sun's infrared rays into electricity.
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A breakthrough in the way scientists make crystals could lead to a replacement for silicon in electronic devices.