New techniques bolster efficiency of solar cells, yet scaling for commercial application remains a challenge.

Perovskites could take solar cells to new heights.

Together, the companies aim to fill charging infrastructure gaps along major travel corridors

The study revealed that liquid-like motion in the material may be responsible for their high efficiency in producing electric currents from solar energy.

Researchers show a new method that allows the energy in solar cells to be transferred over a longer distance.

This would be of interest for long-range electric vehicles: electrolyte depletion.

The researchers used human hair waste sourced from a barbershop.

The findings indicate new options for light-harvesting in organic heterojunctions

The new architecture actually increased the cell's electrical output by a factor of five.

The system was developed by Arizona State University researchers.

Researchers have been able to produce multilayered solar panels with the potential to be 1.5 times more efficient than traditional silicon panels.

Researchers say using two thin films may create affordable, thin-film cells with about 34% efficiency.