Pretty soon, powering your tablet could be as simple as wrapping it in cling wrap

As solar panels become less expensive and capable of generating more power, solar energy is becoming a more commercially viable alternative source of electricity. However, the photovoltaic cells now used to turn sunlight into electricity can only absorb and use a small fraction of that light, and that means a significant amount of solar energy goes untapped.

In Science, UMass Amherst researchers tell how they broke the ‘electrode barrier.’

New research from the University of Liverpool may revolutionize solar panel construction.

Landmark study opens doors to further studies into chemical modification of materials for alternative energy conversion.

New development is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge."