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New Super-Powered Solar Panels Are Drastically More Powerful

They could capture nearly all of the sun's light, as opposed to just 20%. Does this make all our old solar panels obsolete?READ»

SolPix: A Giant LED Display That Doubles as a Solar Shield

SolPix, a prototype for a combined media-wall/solar blind premieres at the Cooper-Hewitt.READ»

Solar-Powered Plane Prepping for Round-World Trip

Someday soon Bertrand Piccard is going to throw the switches on his Solar Impulse Foundation aircraft, tug back on the stick and pull it into the air. Then he'll fly it right around the world. The impressive technology demonstrator's ...READ»

Quick, Hide the Solar Panels!

A new arts center shows how to make solar panels look good, without camouflaging them.READ»