Solar panel innovation generates 1000x more power
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased 1,000x if three different materials are arranged in a lattice.
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Joseph Shavit
- Sep 11
Groundbreaking device converts seawater to drinking water with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kg, that can remove particles and salts from seawater.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 31
Solar hydropanel sucks 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air
By harvesting water vapor from the air and condensing it into liquid, atmospheric water generators can essentially pull water from the air.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 27
Sunlight harvesting material is 10,000x thinner than silicon solar cells
Researchers identified how controlling the arrangement of atoms in a green material can allow it to harvest sunlight using very thin layers.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 24
Created from food waste, these solar panels generate energy without sunlight
Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: on cloudy days their productivity dives.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 12
Innovation in solar panels generates 1,000x more power
The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by 1000x if three different materials are arranged differently.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 31
Solar hydropanel captures 10 liters of clean drinking water out of the air per day
By harvesting water vapor from the air and condensing it into liquid, atmospheric water generators can essentially pull water from the air
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 20
Highly transparent solar cells have a 1000x greater power conversion efficiency
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 19
Radical innovation 'shifts the sun' to dramatically improve solar cell efficiency
Increasing solar panel efficiencies while lowering cost to replace coal and gas as energy sources still requires technological advancements
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 18
Innovative solar panels made from food waste generate energy without sunlight
Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution, yet they have one great flaw: when clouds roll in their productivity drops
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 16
Using the power of the sun to roast green chiles and save the planet
Roasting chile peppers to deepen the flavor and make the inedible skin easier to remove is hardly environmentally friendly.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 12
Solar panel innovation generates 1,000x more power
The result surprised the research group: compared to pure barium titanate of a similar thickness, the current flow was up to 1,000x stronger
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 11
Solar panels, created from food waste, can generate energy without sunlight
Solar panels are a cornerstone of the clean energy revolution. Yet, they have one great flaw: when clouds roll in their productivity dives.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 8
Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power
The result surprised even the research group: compared to pure barium titanate, the current flow was up to 1,000 times stronger.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 28
Architecture Students Build Solar-Powered Greenhouse That Uses 50% Less Energy
A group of architecture students came up with a new way to store use and store energy in greenhouses through solar power.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 15
Solar panels along Saudi Arabia's coast could help solve their growing water crisis
Installing solar panels along Saudi Arabia's west coast could generate enough rainwater to meet the annual needs of 5 million people
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 2
Solar-powered technology pulls water from the air, 24 hours a day
Researchers developed a technology that, for the first time, allows them to harvest water 24 hours around the clock, with no energy input.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 16
Mom designs solar-powered cribs that save babies with jaundice
Virtue Oboro’s Crib A’ glow invention aims to save infants with jaundice, a condition that affects millions of infants.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 12
Giant floating solar panel flowers provide clean energy to coal-addicted Korea
The solar project on the 17-mile-long reservoir in Hapcheon is able to generate 41.5 megawatts, enough to provide power for 60,000 people
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 8
Zero-emission luxury superyacht features giant solar cell sails
At 528 feet in length, this superyacht concept, came from the inspiration provided by the flat-bottomed ships in the Viking Age.