What if we've been thinking about solar panels the wrong way? Traditional solar arrays are designed to face the sun, but a new generation of vertical bifacial solar panels is challenging that ...

A study run by the University of Technology in Baghdad, Iraq, has tested solar tracker pneumatic actuator design for harsh environments raising average efficiency by 62.3% and 66.4% respectively on a ...

Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis system that essentially regulates itself, eliminating the need for batteries used in many current designs. The key innovation is an electrolyzer ...

More than 6,000 exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, have so far been confirmed. The new technique involved analyzing old data from NASA's TESS satellite, focusing on fainter stars. Finding ...

May 12 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. solar panel makers on Tuesday asked federal trade officials to investigate solar shipments from Ethiopia, alleging that companies are finishing ‌their products there ...

Air conditioning is one of the biggest contributors to electricity consumption in U.S. homes and commercial buildings. It's not always possible to cut back on its use, either, especially in hot and ...

A simple frustration turned into something much bigger for 13-year-old Jason Chang, a seventh grader at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts. Jason didn't set out to solve a global energy problem. He ...

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics scientists have been able to disentangle the X-ray glow originating in our solar system from similar emission reaching us from deep space, using data ...

LOVELAND, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opterus has received a $10.2 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract from NASA to provide the structural deployment system for the agency ...

Energy can never be created or destroyed. That's basic Physics 101. You simply cannot create energy out of thin air. Yet researchers at Kyushu University in Japan say they have developed a technology ...

Jason Chang created a solar tracking system that generates electricity throughout the day using cheap materials. Nichelle Thinagar invented a robotic snake that could be used to help save earthquake ...