And the lower cost of producing these lightweight cells, printed on flexible plastic, means that manufacturing can remain in ...

Active Surfaces says its thin, flexible solar collectibles can be attached not just to roofs, but walls, tents, backpacks, ...

Thin film material own the property of bandgap and requires ten times lesser quantity of substrate material to absorb light as compared to other solar cells. These are employed in wide range of ...

A type of plastic called PEDOT that can conduct electricity is currently used to protect the internal components of electronic devices from static electricity and in organic solar cells and ...

So, they have a much broader range of applications than conventional silicon-based solar cells. And they are far less expensive to manufacture. Imagine a small, almost unnoticed patch of plastic ...

Three Japanese technology companies are testing the durability and performance of lightweight, flexible perovskite solar modules on a pier in Yokohama City. It is part of a larger three year research ...

Calculator aesthetics are apparently very important to some people, so Casio Japan has announced a new Comfy JT-200T solar-powered model that relocates its solar cell to the top edge keeping it out of ...

Adhesives are commonly used in automotives, packaging, electronics, solar cells and construction ... also contributes to the mounting issue of plastic waste. The paper describes the team's ...

Through materials science, we can tailor existing substances or engineer completely novel materials to generate new and ...

The New South Wales government’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will soon move into the ...

Scientists have developed copper "nano-flowers" that mimic photosynthesis, offering a new way to transform carbon dioxide ...