Solar panels past their useful lives could get a bright new start. Researchers report a simple and environmentally friendly method for completely converting bulk silicon wafers, like those used to ...

Solar panels save homeowners money. They’re also quite expensive to have installed. Is installing solar panels yourself better than having professional solar companies install them? We talked with our ...

Solar panels are a great way to generate electricity, and are in use around the world for applications ranging from powering small radios and even cities to military and space satellites. Although ...

In solar panels, silicon material has an unassailable lead. The reason for the lack of an alternative material has been the low traction of thin-film technologies as raw materials were costly and ...