Improving a new breed of solar cells
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new record for efficiency in such devices, could unlock new uses.
Quantum-dot photovoltaics set new record for efficiency in such devices, could unlock new uses.
Alexander Slocum tackles “impossible” engineering problems to help meet growing world energy demand.
New MIT model can guide design of solar cells that produce less waste heat, more useful current.
Unified Solar takes home $225,000 for a circuit that augments the output of partially shaded solar cells.
Technique developed at MIT reveals the motion of energy-carrying quasiparticles in solid material.
Switchable material could harness the power of the sun — even when it’s not shining.
Nanotechnology could turn shrubbery into supercharged energy producers or sensors for explosives.
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong leads panel, among other IHS CERAWeek sessions featuring MIT faculty and researchers.
New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand.
Laser doping method could enable new infrared imaging systems.
MIT-developed system runs autonomously, producing 1,000 liters per day.
Study shows that factors other than wages dominate trends in photovoltaic costs, raising the prospect of competitive manufacturing anywhere.
Atom-thick photovoltaic sheets could pack hundreds of times more power per weight than conventional solar cells.
An MIT alumnus brings solar-powered cookers to the people of the Himalayan plateau, helping end their dependency on biomass fuels.