MIT researchers claim to have created a revolutionary solar-powered desalination system powered directly from sunlight without any auxiliary external power or batteries. The invention has 'adapted to ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that residential solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and water heaters could all form part of a local ...

Unlocking the mysteries of nanoscale technology paves the way for revolutionary advancements in next-generation solar cells. A breakthrough discovery highlights the dual benefits of the passivation ...

Basically, photovoltaic cells themselves aren't all that expensive -- according to MIT, they're only around 35% of the total cost of a solar power installation. The main issue with solar power (and ...

Scientists in the United States have designed a microwire solar cell that could reportedly enable the coupling of singlet fission with silicon. Key to their achievement was an interface that transfers ...

An MIT Research Team Says Yes. As the solar eclipse swept across New England in April, an enthralled public was mostly unaware of another phenomenon playing out — that of the region’s electric grid ...