by RLE at MIT | Jul 11, 2008 | News Links
A new type of solar panel that allows light to pass through it like a pane of glass has been invented by scientists who said that it is 10 times more powerful than conventional methods of producing energy from sunlight. «more» Related Links: New windows double as...
by RLE at MIT | Jul 11, 2008 | News Links
If you think solar is still too expensive, here’s how to get more bang for your solar-cell buck. Take a small solar cell, and slice it into thin slivers. Wrap the slivers around the edges of a slab of glass. Paint the glass with a high-tech, but cheap, dye, which you...
by RLE at MIT | Jul 11, 2008 | News Links
A new way of capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown. The new technique involves coating glass with a specific mixture of transparent dyes which redirect light to...
by RLE at MIT | Jul 10, 2008 | News Links
Looking to make solar panels cheaper, MIT researchers have created sheets of glass coated with advanced organic dyes that more efficiently concentrate sunlight. The researchers, whose results appear in this week’s issue of Science, say that the coated glass sheets...
by RLE at MIT | Jul 10, 2008 | News Links
Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun’s energy that could allow just that. «more» Related Links:...
