Researchers at the USC (University of Southern California) have developed liquid solar cells that can be printed onto any surface.
The cheap, stable nanocrystal solar cells developed by scientists at USC are just about four nanometers in size, meaning more than 250,000,000,000 of them can fit on the head of a pin. They exist in the form of a liquid ink which can be painted on any clear surface plus can float on a liquid solution. Scientists compare the printing of these liquid solar cells to that of a newspaper.
Researchers Richard L. Brutchey, assistant professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and USC postdoctoral researcher David H. Webber, who contributed to this project said that a new surface coating made of semiconductor cadmium selenide has been developed for the nanocrystals. International journal for inorganic chemistry Dalton Transactions has published their research as the “hot article” of the month. (more…)
On May 21, 2012 Japan will see it first annular solar eclipse in 25 years. To commemorate this occasion, Panasonic has launched “ECLIPSE LIVE FROM FUJIYAMA by SOLAR POWER” project to generate a live broadcast of the solar eclipse from from the top of Mt. Fuji at 3,776 meter-high, the spot closest to the sun in Japan. (more…)
Solar power engineering is taking to new heights as researchers around the world invent and reinvent methods to harness solar energy to its best capacity. Until now, improving the performance of photovoltaic cells involved only rearranging the layout of solar panels on a flat surface and bringing down their cost. But now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working on avant-garde 3D designs that would look beyond the traditional outlook of arranging cells on a flat surface or motorized structures keeping them pointed towards the sun. (more…)
Purdue researcher Rakesh Agrawal is leading work to develop solar cells that might be manufactured using special ink printed onto sheets of a supporting material. The approach could lead to new low-cost solar cells economically competitive with other energy technologies.
Researchers at Purdue University are developing an alternative solution to photovoltaic technologies by manufacturing low-cost solar cells using special ink printed on a supporting material.
With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the team of chemical engineers led by Rakesh Agrawal, Purdue University’s Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, will strive to develop solar cells that could be mass produced at a low cost with limited availability of materials. (more…)
Meet a new solar cell that can go anywhere with you. It’s amazing to know that your windows, curtains and wallpaper will harvest energy form the sunlight in the future. (more…)
Invention has huge wings by which it can fly in the in-depth universe. With ongoing progress in the field of science, every day is a new day where it’s a rare chance that scientists miss an opportunity to invent a new thing. Amongst various inventions happening at different corners of the world, you might have heard of spherical solar cell, a miraculous thing, which is beyond expectation and assumption. (more…)
Today’s Eco-friendly environment is very encouraging for the innovations and investments in solar energy sector.
It continues to generate interest in the field of research and innovations for renewable energy all around the world. But, the US and Europe remain the big players in research and implementation! (more…)
The UCLA has stepped on the threshold of the Big Green industry with the invention of cheap, bendy solar panels. These panels can charge your phone or car. Yang Yang a researcher with university’s School of engineering is working on an innovative method to collect sun’s energy and use it to charge devices. (more…)
With a massive development going in the field of solar power production, it’s great news that IKEA has planned to install the solar energy system on top of its Cincinnati-area store. (more…)
A professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, Xiaoyang Zhu, and his team have successfully discovered a method to increase the efficiency of conventional solar cells. Their research reveals that the number of electrons gathered from one photon of sunlight can be doubled using an organic plastic semiconductor material. (more…)
Researchers at the USC (University of Southern California) have developed liquid solar cells that can be printed onto any surface.
