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Researchers Develop Point-Like Photovoltaic Junction in 2D Semiconductor Homobilayer
Researchers have successfully created a point-like photovoltaic (PV) junction within a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor homobilayer, according to a report published in late August 2026. The developm...
Could Drones Help Solar Panels Generate Power on Cloudy Days?
Cloudy weather remains one of the most stubborn limitations facing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems worldwide. When cloud cover reduces direct sunlight, solar panel output can drop significantly, creat...
Machine Learning Screens 500,000 Perovskites Down to 38 Solar Candidates
Machine learning has dramatically accelerated the search for next-generation solar materials, narrowing a field of approximately half a million perovskite compounds down to just 38 viable candidates f...
New Research Targets Optimal Operation of CSP Plants with Supercritical CO2 Heat Pumps
A new peer-reviewed study published in the journal Applied Thermal Engineering investigates how to optimally operate an integrated energy system for a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The researc...
Space-Based Solar Power Confronts Its Critical Infrastructure Challenge
Space-based solar power (SBSP) — the concept of capturing solar energy in orbit and transmitting it wirelessly to Earth — is entering a pivotal phase. After decades as a theoretical proposition, the t...
Hexa-Cover Floating Reservoir Lids Could Cut Evaporation Losses by 95%
Water scarcity is an increasingly pressing challenge for agricultural operations worldwide, and evaporation from open irrigation reservoirs represents a significant and often overlooked source of loss...
Nature Journal Sets Best Practices for Indoor Photovoltaic Testing
A new paper published in the scientific journal Nature sets out best practices for measuring the performance and stability of indoor photovoltaic (PV) devices — a move that researchers and industry ob...
Students Build Energy-Positive Solar EV Using 1,700 Photovoltaic Cells
A student team has built a solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) that generates more energy than it consumes, integrating 1,700 photovoltaic (PV) cells into its design. The project, reported by the Dall...
Researchers Demonstrate Point-Like Photovoltaic Junction in 2D Semiconductor
A new study published in the journal Nature has demonstrated a point-like photovoltaic (PV) junction formed within a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor homobilayer — a structure made of two identical ...
Nanoarchitectonics Material Produces Clean Hydrogen Peroxide From Solar Energy
A new material engineered through nanoarchitectonics — the precise design and assembly of matter at the nanoscale — has demonstrated the ability to produce hydrogen peroxide using solar energy as its ...