In a new twist on the concept of the power suit, solar energy start-up Konarka has linked up with a Swiss scientific institute to develop a woven fabric that can harvest energy from the sun. The ...

FTL Solar has created a lightweight tensile fabric with integrated thin film solar panels that is capable of shading your deck while powering your home. Originally designed as easily deployable ...

(Nanowerk News) For the first time, a silicon-based optical fiber with solar-cell capabilities has been developed that has been shown to be scalable to many meters in length. The research opens the ...

MIT has been working on very thin solar cells made of a film just a few microns thick. The problem? The cells are so thin that they’re hard to work with. You could make a small solar cell on top of, ...

MIDDLETON, WI / ACCESSWIRE / April 19, 2021 / Solar and roller shades have always offered consumers a stylish and contemporary solution to home privacy and light control. As more consumers seek ...

This year, the Solar Cloth Company unveiled the world's first solar fabric tensile structure parking lot in Cambridge, UK. Solar Cloth Company Ten years ago, Perry Carroll was sailing in the Atlantic ...

We're already wearing electronic devices, and soon we could be wearing clothing that powers those devices. Thermoelectric and piezoelectric solutions are in the works, and now a team at the Georgia ...

Solar energy is becoming ever more widespread, with panels going up not only on houses and office buildings, but on cars, buses, and road signs. The latest advancement in solar technology will put ...

You thought neon pants went out in the '70s? U.S. and Swiss scientists want to develop a fabric that can produce electric power. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...