A Turkish academic and her team are working hard to create the technology of processing the solar cell, which they embroidered on fabric and successfully managed to turn led lamps on and charge a battery, into disposable bioplastics that can be dissolved in water, in a goal to charge mobile phones with wearable and organic […]
One of the fun things about being a columnist is that you have an excuse to do stuff just for the story. When I’m curious about something that I have no financial business looking into, I can say I’m researching a column. That’s how I found out that I can buy a new house for […]
The world now has many of the tools needed to keep climate change in check, the United Nations’ climate research team reported last month. But humanity will still need to invent newer and better ones too. The question is what kinds of research governments and companies should invest in. In the final installment of its […]
The development of a set of testing protocols for perovskite solar cells intended for use outside Earth’s atmosphere could lead to the devices being installed permanently, and even manufactured, on the moon. May 5, 2022 Max Hall The self-healing properties of perovskite solar cells, plus the fact that their well-publicized stability and yield issues are […]
Zinc-ion battery company Salient Energy has formalized a partnership with Horton World Solutions (HWS), a sustainable homebuilder, in which HWS will host the first in-field demonstration of Salient’s zinc-ion storage system and qualify the system for installation. HWS founder and CEO Terry Horton will also join Salient Energy’s board of advisors. “Energy storage is a […]
Solar panels can produce power for well over 25 years, but they need a good wash once in a while to keep energy output high. Site owners can now take advantage of several devices that make this job simpler, ranging from autonomous robots to set-it-and-forget-it sprinkler systems. SolarCleano SolarCleano is a German company that makes […]
