Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. AUSTIN, Texas--Applied Materials has said for the ...

Scientists in China have constructed and tested a device that uses redox couples paired with a single triple-junction amorphous-silicon photoelectrode. When tested under a xenon lamp simulating one ...

A new approach to producing thin-film amorphous solar cells may enable products that deliver higher efficiency at a lower cost than today’s silicon-based solar panels. The latest automotive-grade ...

Solar panels are an increasingly efficient, cost-effective, and higher-power-density renewable-energy source, though most ...

Chinese researchers have built a solar redox flow battery (SRFB) that can harvest sunlight and store energy at the same time, ...

Scientists in Iraq have applied an amorphous carbon nitride (CNx) thin film as an anti-reflective layer in commercial crystalline silicon solar cells. They claim they were able to improve their ...

<b style="color:#900;">blog</b> VC predicts solar cells will follow the chip industry, with Asia as the manufacturing center. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Solar energy, once a sideline to carbon-based energy sources, is rapidly ...

A new review highlights how disordered nanomaterials outperform crystals in solar-powered hydrogen production, CO? reduction, and pollutant degradation. (Nanowerk News) Photocatalysis—using sunlight ...