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Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.

March 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Layered Solar Cell Technology Exhibits Record Levels of Power-Conversion Efficiency

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) have created a layered, low-cost solar cell technology that exhibits some of the highest levels of power-conversion efficiency to date.

March 14, 2020 by Luke James

Silicon Carbide Is Changing the Game of Solar Energy

There's plenty of buzz about SiC for electric vehicles. How is the wide-bandgap semiconductor pushing innovations in solar power, though?

March 11, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Engineering Smart Cities Should Focus on Technologies that Make Cities Better Places to Live

When we think “smart city”, many picture a vast landscape governed by technology in every way, shape, and form. Swathes of tech do not necessarily make cities “smart” nor an objectively better place to live, however.

February 19, 2020 by Luke James

ON Semiconductor Launches Power Modules for Solar Energy, Uninterruptible Power Supples

ON Semiconductor has launched two new Power Integrated Modules to be demoed at electronica 2018 alongside an Intelligent Power Module for EV charging.

November 09, 2018 by Gary Elinoff

New Solar Panel Design Tackles Solar Energy’s Achilles Heel by Harvesting Energy from Rain

Researchers from Soochow University have developed a prototype solar panel that can harvest energy from rain. Could this be a new direction for solar energy or is it merely a neat science project?

June 04, 2018 by Robin Mitchell

A Modern Day Icarus: The Parker Solar Probe’s Mission to the Sun

How do we design, build, and test a sensitive piece of equipment for millions of times more heat and radiation exposure?

May 21, 2018 by Chantelle Dubois

Teardown Tuesday: Solar-Powered Floating Water Fountain

In this teardown, we examine the innards of a solar-powered floating water fountain by Feelle.

November 28, 2017 by Nick Davis

Teardown Tuesday: Solar Powered Ultrasonic Dog Repellent

In this teardown, we examine the innards of the solar-powered ultrasonic dog repellent, complete with solar panel and PIR sensor.

August 29, 2017 by Nick Davis

The Voyager Mission: Insight into Our Solar System

Here is a look into both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2’s mission objectives, the experiments onboard, and the data it collected that has complimented and expanded our knowledge of our solar system.

August 13, 2017 by Chantelle Dubois

How the Voyager Missions’ Plasma Science Investigations Teach Us About Solar Winds

AAC continues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voyager spacecraft by looking at the Plasma experiments. In this article, we take a look at the Voyager missions' plasma experiments.

July 30, 2017 by Mark Hughes

Exploring the Solar System with the Voyager Spacecraft’s Cameras, Polarimeters, and Magnetometers

Let's take a look at some of the instruments the Voyager spacecraft use to gather data for imaging and atmosphere analysis.

July 16, 2017 by Mark Hughes

Solar-Powered Graphene Skin Reproduces Sense of Touch

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have created a solar-powered graphene skin that can simulate the sense of touch.

April 01, 2017 by Zabrel Holsman

Wireless Power Transmission of Solar Energy from Space

Learn about possible methods for transmitting space-harvested solar energy back to Earth.

October 06, 2016 by Amos Kingatua

An Introduction to Harvesting Solar Energy from Space

An introduction to the concept of harvesting solar energy from space.

October 05, 2016 by Amos Kingatua

Solar Splash: How We Designed a Solar Powered Boat

A detailed look at the solar/electric boat that the University of Rochester Solar Splash team built for Solar Splash.

July 02, 2016 by Seth Schaffer