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Do Solar Curtains on Buildings Make Sense?

Forget the Iron Curtain--we'll all be living behind solar curtains if Konarka Technologies has its way. The organic solar cell company has teamed up with Arch Aluminum and Glass to test out so-called "solar curtains," or walls of ...READ»

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Konarka's Roll-Up Solar Charger Is Rugged Enough for Camping

Konarka made headlines last year when it announced the creation of the world's largest roll-to-roll thin film solar manufacturing facility. Now the solar company has revealed plans to use its plastic thin film solar technology to ...READ»

Is That an Umbrella or a Power Plant?

The term “disruptive innovation” is quickly joining the list of meaningless buzzwords that companies use to hype their latest products. Marketing managers seem to use it to describe anything new, along with “breakthrough” ...READ»