Humans have harnessed the sun's energy for heat and light in various ways for centuries. From housing designs featuring thermal mass heated by the sun, to solar powered ovens and greenhouses, the ...

Could we redesign solar panels so we can harvest crops and renewable energy in the same space? Solar energy production and farming land benefit from flat, open, sunny fields. But solar panels and ...

If you stop to think about it, it’s a marvel that we can harness energy from the sun. But we do, thanks to solar panels equipped with photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. That’s no ...