Well, it’s likely not an energy solution for single-family homes. But skyscrapers built with these light-collecting windows ...

Scientists have developed a brand new, clear coating that can be applied to any standard window to turn it into an effective ...

A new Danish research breakthrough could make buildings far more energy-efficient in the future. Researchers from Aarhus University's Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) have developed a ...

Currently in its early stages and able to power a small fan, this innovation could transform the lives of homeowners without the need for pricey renovations.

A discovery by Chinese scientists could turn any window into a solar panel (iStock/ ) Scientists in China have invented a new ...

Cholesteric liquid crystal layers aid in electric generation without loss of clarity, according to Science Daily.

The material, called a colorless and unidirectional diffractive-type solar concentrator (CUSC), works by steering some of the sun’s rays to the edges of the glass, where photovoltaic strips convert th ...

The research team’s semi-transparent solar concentrator can be directly coated onto standard window glass. It uses liquid crystal films to reflect and guide circularly-polarized sunlight to solar ...

A European team is investigating a new type of thin film solar PV window that relies on microfabrication techniques to overcome the view-impeding opacity and unwanted coloring of earlier solar window ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (“ENEOS”) and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (“NSG”) have begun Japan's first installation of transparent solar panels for use as building ...

Electric grids are increasingly under strain, and demand for energy is soaring. But not everyone sees the virtue in dotting ...