solar panels

  • James Cameron’s Plan To Fix Solar Panels

    James Cameron’s Plan To Fix Solar Panels

    When Avatar came out, James Cameron boasted that it would be the first solar-powered movie franchise in history. Now the director, deep-sea explorer, NASA advisor and all around badass has turned his attention to designing cinematic-quality solar panels for the rest of us.


  • Scientists Swapped A Toxic Chemical In Solar Cells For A Tofu Ingredient

    Scientists Swapped A Toxic Chemical In Solar Cells For A Tofu Ingredient

    Thin-film solar cells promise to bring flexible, low-profile solar power to all kinds of surfaces. Unfortunately, constructing thin-film panels requires cadmium chloride, a finicky, expensive and toxic material. Now, University of Liverpool scientists have figured out how to make solar cells using magnesium chloride, a compound so innocuous, it’s actually used in the production of…