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A novel thin-film technology enables solar panels to generate electricity from both sunlight and raindrops.

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Perovskite solar cells shouldn’t work as well as they do—but they do. Scientists have now discovered that defects inside the material actually help, creating networks that separate and guide electric ...

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Small household solar power systems have been gaining traction—and investment—as a means to provide affordable and sustainable energy to those living without access to electricity. But new research ...

Scientists outline how a once-in-a-century solar storm could disrupt the technology modern society depends on.

The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize plug-in solar systems for renters and multifamily residents, ...