All the stories tagged with: sunlight
Apple patents special displays that are viewable outdoors with sunglasses on
05/26/2011, One of the major selling points that E-Ink readers have against Apple’s iPad is that they can be read outdoors in the bright daylight. Well it looks like Apple has plans to minimize the problem with future generations of its [...]
Solar3D is one step closer to a prototype 3D solar cell
04/12/2011, We’ve previously talked about Solar3D before; a startup focused on creating 3D solar cells. Instead of having flat panels of solar cells like we currently do now, Solar3D had plans to create a 3D shape for a solar cell so [...]
Artificial leaves can power homes in the future
03/28/2011, Whenever you hear about artificial plants, the first thing that pops into mind would be those fake plastic flowers that you display indoors and away from sunlight. In the future, that might not be the case anymore. Some experts at [...]
3D Solar cells will make solar energy efficient
01/19/2011, Solar energy – a renewable energy source that hasn’t been too popular due to its low efficiency and high cost of implementation. And that’s because of our current solar panel designs – they just don’t trap the sunlight well enough. [...]
Solar Arch shields vehicles from sunlight, generates juice
05/23/2010, Industrial designer Tyson Steele has come up with the Solar Arch you see here, where this concept aims to cover rural roads which will be able to generate renewable solar energy for off-grid highway lighting. Apart from that, it is [...]
