Researchers Develop Solar Cells From Old Car Batteries READ MORE

Researchers Develop Solar Cells From Old Car Batteries: When clean energy is involved, there’s nothing quite as sweet as killing two environmentally-hazardous birds with one stone. Scientists at MIT have developed a technique that can create a solar cell from old car batteries. Not only are car batteries a great source of the materials needed to create the solar cell, but repurposing them also prevents toxic chemicals like lead from entering the environment when the batteries are thrown away.

New Solar Panels Can Generate Energy From Rain Drops READ MORE

New Solar Panels Can Generate Energy From Rain Drops: Most of the bad press solar panels get has to do with their limited efficiency in bad weather. Sure, they might be great in New Mexico, but you wouldn’t use them as much in England. Well, a new innovation might soon change that. Chinese scientists have developed a way for solar panels to produce electricity using rain water. They coated the bottom side of the solar cell with a thin layer of graphene, which interacts with the positively charged ions found in rain drops. On rainy days, the solar cells can be reversed with the graphene pointing upwards.

How A Global Solar Alliance Can Help Developing Countries READ MORE

How A Global Solar Alliance Can Help Developing Countries: The International Solar Alliance announced by India at the Paris climate conference invites together 120 countries to support the expansion of solar technologies in the developing world.

One Quarter Of The World Will Be Powered By Renewable Energy By 2020 READ MORE

One Quarter Of The World Will Be Powered By Renewable Energy By 2020: Climate change action has just been given an official round of applause: the International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that over 26% of the world’s energy supply will come from renewable energy sources by the end of the decade.

Solar Plane Is About To Embark On A Round-The-World Trip READ MORE

Solar Plane Is About To Embark On A Round-The-World Trip: During the summer of 2013, two Swiss pilots embarked on a record-setting journey across the United States in a solar-powered airplane. The plane, Solar Impulse, was the first solar-powered aircraft capable of flying day and night without requiring so much as a drop of fuel. The ambitious duo made it from coast-to-coast, starting near San Francisco and ending in New York City.

Your Devices' Latest Feature? They Can Spy On Your Every Move READ MORE

Your Devices' Latest Feature? They Can Spy On Your Every Move: We now have dozens of smart devices in our houses and even on our bodies. They improve our lives in so many ways – from lowering energy consumption in our homes to egging us on to be active.

How The Power To Control Objects With Our Minds Stopped Being Science Fiction READ MORE

How The Power To Control Objects With Our Minds Stopped Being Science Fiction: The recent announcement that a young paralysed man in Ohio in the US named Ian Burkhart managed to regain the use of his fingers after having a chip implanted in his brain is an exciting step forward for science and healthcare. In fact, you may now be wondering how long it will be before we can unlock a door, turn on a kettle, or even send an email simply by thinking about it?