Beijing event elevates interest in cars using solar power
Hanergy has launched solar-powered cars and they can be commercialized, in an announcement from Bejing earlier this month.
View ArticleNew solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts
The cost of solar power is beginning to reach price parity with cheaper fossil fuel-based electricity in many parts of the world, yet the clean energy source still accounts for just slightly more than...
View ArticleDevice could dramatically cut energy waste in electric vehicles, data...
Power electronics, which do things like modify voltages or convert between direct and alternating current, are everywhere. They're in the power bricks we use to charge our portable devices; they're in...
View ArticleThe electronic transistor you've been waiting for
How do you pack more power into an electric car?
View ArticleNREL identifies where new solar technologies can be flexible
Rigid silicon solar panels dominate the utility and residential markets, but opportunity exists for thin-film photovoltaic and emerging technologies notable for being lightweight and flexible,...
View ArticleAlta Devices scores new efficiency record for single junction solar cell
Two news items about Sunnyvale, California-based Alta Devices drew attention recently.
View ArticleConverting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2-D materials
Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully...
View ArticleEnergy-efficient power electronics: Gallium oxide power transistors with...
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) has achieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide (ß-Ga2O3). The newly developed ß-Ga2O3-MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
View Article'Transformative electronics systems' to broaden wearable applications
Imagine a handheld electronic gadget that can soften and deform when attached to our skin. This will be the future of electronics we all dreamed of. A research team at KAIST says their new platform...
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