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- Indian 'fruit of the gods' could lower cost of solar cells by 40% Thu, 4 May 17, 10:27pmCould India's 'fruit of the gods' help lower the price of solar cells? Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee discovered jamun, a black plum, contains a pigment able to absorb sunlight...
- MIT Harnesses Viruses to Improve Solar Efficiency by a Third Wed, 27 Apr 11, 2:15amScientists are always looking for ways to increase the efficiency of renewable energy, and now researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are utilizing viruses to enhance the efficiency of solar cells at the...
- Solar Cells Made From Bioluminescent Jellyfish Thu, 9 Sep 10, 3:48amSwedish researchers have devised a way to turn bioluminescent jellyfish into solar cells. It works like this: the green fluorescent protein (GFP) that makes the Aequorea victoria glow is simply dripped onto a silicon dioxide...
- Canadian Researchers Move Closer to Affordable, Efficient Solar Power Fri, 23 Apr 10, 9:00amEnough solar energy hits the Earth in an hour to meet global power demand for an entire year: the trick is catching it, and doing it with equipment cheap enough to allow it to compete with fossil fuels...