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LG 55inch OLED TV Display Panel OLED or Organic LED is the latest and greatest in display technology that is being touted as the future of TV and displays in general. These displays have been in use on high-end mobile phone for quite some time now and the only thing that was stopping them was the . . . → Read More: LG OLED TV Is The World’s Largest At 55 Inches "Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing Device" Apple focus news source AppleInsider has dug up and published a report on two patents filed by Apple regarding powering portable computer devices with hydrogen fuel cells. In the patent Apple talks about the need to find alternative methods of power and also making them sustainable modes . . . → Read More: Apple MacBook Might Be Powered By Hydrogen Fuel Cells In The Near Future
Responding to a call made by the World Health Organization (WHO), a company called Omron has created a solar powered blood pressure measuring device that can be functional even in the absence of proper power or fully trained medical personnel. The two main points are those — easy to use and operable almost anywhere. This device promises to be a blessing for health workers everywhere. The existing measures actually use no power at all but they do use mercury. So they are being phased out for environmental reasons. Also, they are relatively harder to master and read.
Solar panel prices have continued to fall over the last few years as productions have gone up and newer research has come into play. However, installing them remains a expensive affair even with the eventual long term pay off. To offset this, manufacturers are turning to newer technologies to enable the modules to regulate themselves and convert energy as they possibly can to bring down the ultimate cost. Continue reading Solar Panel Manufacturers Turning To Smart Panels To Lower Costs
A new technology developed by a company based in Maryland , US, promises to turn windows in to solar panels without any new construction work. That means all existing windows are now potential solar panels, saving re-investment costs. Continue reading Maryland Company Promises To Turn Windows In To Solar Panels  A Plant cell Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT) have found a way to battle a common problem that the solar industry is facing. When a solar panel is developed in the laboratory, the efficiency levels can be very high. But as soon as they are introduced in to the real world sun shine, they deteriorate very fast and lower the efficiency rating. The MIT folks have found a way to make the solar cells heal themselves automatically and maintain the original efficiency level. Continue reading MIT Researchers Build Self-Healing Solar Cells Mimicking Plant Life
If there’s one problem with solar panels it is the part where you have to keep them squeaky clean to get the best output out of them. And for anyone who has owned one the recent smartphones that tend to sport smooth glass touchscreens, it is easy to understand why such a thing can be a hard task. Now take that difficulty and multiply it by the dusty conditions of a desert where the sunshine is the best and you will start to see why large desert solar farms are having a tough time doing their dusting. Thankfully, one Boston University professor seems to have an answer to this problem. Continue reading Self-Cleaning Solar Panels Use Shockwaves To Kill Dirt
There’s new work afoot in the labs of EnSol solar technology company that can turn windows, walls, etc. to solar panels. If this works out, then the full exterior surface area of any building can be used to collect solar energy — thus greatly increasing the solar energy production rate for the building. Continue reading New Research Can Turn Flat Surfaces Into Solar Panels
A new kind of solar panel is being developed by New York based solar technology company Prism Solar, with help from the Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. It is a holographic solar panel that uses prisms instead of the normal silicon-based solutions.
Here’s news of another solar powered flight, only this time it is unmanned and the flight time is a world-record-setting two weeks! Meet The Zephyr solar plane. This one shattered the previous solar flight record of being airborne by a margin of about 250 hours. It stayed aloft for two whole weeks, through day and night, all with the power of solar panels and a large surface area to collect energy with. Continue reading Solar-Powered Drone Stays Airborne For Two Weeks |
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