Semi-transparent solar cells that could be added to windows to efficiently harvest energy from indoor light as well as the sun have been developed by an international team led by UCL researchers.

Imagine if the windows in your home or office could quietly generate electricity while still letting daylight in. That idea ...

Sunwarmed surfaces, sometimes too hot to touch, give us everyday evidence of the energy put out by our nearest star. Directing that energy into electricity production is nothing short of miraculous.

Solar-collecting windows could make office buildings and skyscrapers more energy efficient, but harnessing solar power while retaining transparency is a tricky engineering problem. A new study from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sunlight through a window Scientists have developed a brand new, clear coating that can be applied to any standard window to turn ...

Researchers in Europe are investigating semi-transparent solar windows, applying microfabrication technniques to both CIGS and perovskite devices, to overcome the view-impeding properties of earlier ...

The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide circularly-polarized sunlight to solar ...

Real-world image seen thorough a cyan-colored solar window. Particularly, windows represent a vast but underused opportunity for urban energy harvesting. However, most semitransparent solar ...

Researchers are making significant strides in solar panel technology, particularly with perovskites, which can boost efficiency when combined with silicon. Artificial intelligence is being utilized to ...