Sun Bike cargo has 10 years of history
Sun Bike: A Stylish and Modern Design
The Sun Bike is the epitome of style and modernity, brought to life by an accomplished team of...
Swiss made solar powered aircraft to go back home
The already known Swiss-made high tech aircraft has landed in the Maroccan capital. With its wingspan of a jumbo jet the aircraft weights no...
Street lamp with LED lights and solar panels for the Olympics 2012
Street lamp has a futuristic design and is dubbed as solar tree being crafted by Ross Lovegrove. The urban design will totally transform the...
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore
About 40 percent of the solar energy reaching Earth’s surface lies in the near-infrared region of the spectrum — energy that conventional silicon-based solar...
Underwater solar cells to harvest renewable energy
A team from US Naval Research Laboratory leaded by Philip Jenkins recently demonstrated a method for harvesting solar power underwater at depths of 30...
A solar sandwich to power future buildings
All in one: A new electricity generating building component is being developed at EPFL
Most modern buildings are composed of several layers of materials, each...
Underwater solar energy
Underwater autonomous systems and sensor platforms are severely limited by the lack of long endurance power sources. To date, these systems must rely on...
Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio for third-Generation Apple iPad [2022 updated]
Logitech chose this technology to power its new flagship product solar keyboard using dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) from EPFL that entered the public market.
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Engineered oasis for solar desalination and arid land agriculture
An agricultural facility aimed at the environmentally sustainable production of crops in arid environments was built and tested at the Yair agricultural research station...
Solar impulse an aircraft for the future
The Swiss sun powered aircraft called Solar Impulse is on its first attempt in an intercontinental flight, from Switzerland to Morocco, without a drop...