You thought neon pants went out in the '70s? U.S. and Swiss scientists want to develop a fabric that can produce electric power. Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers ...

A British start-up has developed a way for parking lots and structures with roofs that can’t take much weight to harness the power of the sun. The Cambridge, England-based Solar Cloth Company is ...

In 2015 a company appeared on Crowdcube aiming to raise over £750,000 to build “the Apple of the solar world”. The Solar Cloth Company’s pitch was based around a lightweight ‘soft’ solar panel that ...

MIT created a solar cell that is unlike any other. It is made of lightweight fabric solar cells that can swiftly convert any surface into an energy source, according to a report by the World Economic ...

Solar energy is becoming ever more widespread, with panels going up not only on houses and office buildings, but on cars, buses, and road signs. The latest advancement in solar technology will put ...

Solar Cloth, a startup based in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France, said this week that it has developed new products that will be used to provide on-board electricity for Renault Trucks. The French company ...

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MIT has been working on very thin solar cells made of a film just a few microns thick. The problem? The cells are so thin that they’re hard to work with. You could make a small solar cell on top of, ...

Researchers in China have unveiled a new concept for solar-powered clothing that can regulate its wearer’s body temperature. Created by Ziyuan Wang and colleagues at Nankai University, the design ...

In a new twist on the concept of the power suit, solar energy start-up Konarka has linked up with a Swiss scientific institute to develop a woven fabric that can harvest energy from the sun. The ...