solar cell

Silica photonic crystal coating helps solar cells keep their cool under the hot sun

By April Gocha / September 28, 2015

A trio of Stanford University researchers has developed a clear and protective cooling coating for solar cells that allows them to shunt away excess heat and improve efficiency.

Read More

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / September 23, 2015

Cubic boron nitride–diamond cuts, hybrid solar cell lights and heats things up, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 23, 2015.

Read More

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / September 16, 2015

Butterfly wings inspire gas sensors, solar water splitters, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 16, 2015.

Read More

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By April Gocha / July 1, 2015

Speeding materials development, structural origins of glass transition, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 1, 2015.

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / May 1, 2015

Apple invests in solar, Saint-Gobain gets abrasive, Onyx Solar expands to Spain, and more ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 1, 2015.

Read More

DOE announces $9-million funding opportunity for solar R&D

By Jessica McMathis / December 7, 2014

The Department of Energy is handing out $9 million for R&D related to the advancement of photovoltaic technologies that slash the price tag of solar energy systems.

Read More

OSU team marries battery and solar cell in single device

By Jessica McMathis / October 10, 2014

A team from Ohio State University has developed a hybrid solar cell-rechargeable battery—the world’s first—that cuts the cost of renewable energy and increases solar energy efficiency.

Read More

Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Jim Destefani / October 14, 2013

Other materials stories that may be of interest.

Read More

Ceramics and glass business news this week

By / June 28, 2011

Here is what we are hearing: Rubicon Technology Malaysian polishing facility earns key endorsements, begins volume production of large-diameter sapphire wafers The company’s new Malaysia facility recently completed qualification of…

Read More

Glass windows to be coated with solar cells

By / January 12, 2010

Via press release, Maryland-based New Energy Technologies has developed a process of spraying solar cells onto glass, resulting in the production of its emerging solar window product. This development comes…

Read More