(PhysOrg.com) -- Using carbon nanotubes (hollow tubes of carbon atoms), MIT chemical engineers have found a way to concentrate solar energy 100 times more than a regular photovoltaic cell. Such ...

A group of chemical engineers at MIT have devised a way to collect solar energy 100 times more concentrated than a traditional photovoltaic cell. If their ‘solar funnel’ venture proves to be a success ...

Every day, our Sun beats more energy into the world's deserts than is used by the entire human race in a year. Every joule of energy in the world's oil reserves was put there by the sun, millions of ...

A solar funnel is a great way to safely observe the Sun or a solar eclipse, as it provides a way to safely project a view of the Sun using your ordinary telecope. The solar funnel we're describing ...

It has often been said that solar cells are like artificial versions of the photosynthetic apparatuses found in plants, such as leaves, since both harvest sunlight. But nature's leaves can do ...

Computer simulations by researchers in the US and China could lead to solar cells that work efficiently across a broad range of the solar spectrum. Dubbed a “solar energy funnel”, the new concept ...

Instead of large photovoltaic solar panels adorning roofs, there might one day be an option for small antennas to help generate electricity from the sun’s rays. So hope scientists from MIT who have ...

Every day, our Sun beats more energy into the world's deserts than is used by the entire human race in a year. Every joule of energy in the world's oil reserves was put there by the sun, millions of ...