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Eco Factor: Triple-junction solar cell with the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency. Sharp has been trying to better its solar panels to make them feasible for a wide range of application areas. The company has recently announced a...

Eco Factor: Carbon nanotube-based photodiode betters the efficiency of solar cells. Researchers at the Cornell University have created the basic elements of a solar cell that they hope will lead to solar cells with much better efficiency. The...

Eco Factor: Solar panel made using human hair costs 75% less than conventional solar cells. Milan Karki, born in one of the poorest countries in the world - Nepal, has tried to end energy crisis in the country and the world with a solar panel that.

Eco Factor: World’s most efficient solar cell converts 43% incident sunlight into electricity. Solar energy is one stream of technology which sees new records quite regularly. The enormous potential of the technology has kept researcher busy in..

Eco Factor: New class of plastic materials can help produce more efficient thin-film solar cells. Rhett Smith, a Clemson chemistry assistant professor, has been funded by the National Science Foundation CAREER Award to peruse his research...

Eco Factor: Plastic material that could convert light to electricity could have a big impact on solar technology. Generating electricity from light isn’t anything new in the technology field. However, even after decades of research scientists...

Eco Factor: Highly efficient solar cells are tailored to suit their location. UK-based Quantasol has achieved a world record for the most efficient gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells that until now were only used in space-based applications. The..

Eco Factor: Light sensor takes advantage of MEG for highly-efficient solar cells and digital cameras. Photons are used in solar cells to generate electric current and almost the same technology is used inside in digital camera where photos define..

Eco Factor: Nanoparticles allow solar cells to absorb more sunlight, making them more efficient. Apart from the high costs of solar cells, their low efficiency is also hampering their attractiveness. Research on ways to improve the efficiency...

Eco Factor: Flexible solar cells that can be printed onto any material. Being rigid, heavy and opaque, traditional solar cells have limited uses. However, being reliable, these cells have reduced carbon emissions by a considerable amount. To...