A team of researchers at Imperial College London has found that attaching an array of cylindrical aluminum studs on top of a solar cell can dramatically improve the amount of light trapped inside its ...

Most solar cells are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs are limited as their layer of ...

Scientists at Imperial College have demonstrated that the efficiency of all solar panel designs could be improved by covering their surface with aluminium studs. Apparently these will bend and trap ...

"Lego" brick design shown to make better - and cheaper - energy converters. Constructive: solar panel enhanced by "Lego-style" aluminum studs. Rows of aluminum studs have been shown to enable solar ...

Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs are ...