Industrial TOPCon silicon cell sets new efficiency benchmark
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
Crystalline silicon solar cells dominate the global photovoltaic industry, and tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) architectures are rapidly gaining market share because they offer strong perf ... more

Hybrid perovskite device taps power from sun and rain
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
A team from the Institute of Materials Science of Seville, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Seville, has developed a hybrid energy harvesting device that ... more

Defect networks boost performance of next generation perovskite solar cells
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution processed lead halide perovskites continue to defy expectations as highly efficient solar cell materials, with performance now approaching ... more

VW admits 11 mn cars have pollution cheating device

VW scandal: Could the same happen in Europe?

Apple revving work on electric car

Deakin has global designs on cars of future through partnership with GM

Start-ups, IT giants explore auto world of tomorrow

US fusion report urges new diagnostics for commercial plasma power
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026
To operate fusion systems safely and reliably, scientists must monitor plasma fuel conditions and measure properties such as temperature and density that influence fusion reactions. This work depend ... more

US labs map liquid metal path to future fusion power plants
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2026
A national strategy for research on liquid metals in fusion energy systems is taking shape in the United States following a two day meeting at the Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab ... more

Simulations reveal how plasma flow steers fusion reactor exhaust
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2026
Scientists using advanced computer models have solved a long-standing puzzle about how hot plasma exhaust behaves inside tokamak fusion devices, a finding that could help future reactors withstand d ... more