Surface reflectance is a measure of how much of the incident light is reflected by a given surface. For optical applications driven by the absorption of light, minimizing surface reflectance is ...

PARIS — Scientists at Natcore Technology using simpleliquid bath processes said they have created a black surface on a silicon waferwith an average reflectance in the visible and near-infrared region ...

Dongkuk CM has introduced an ultra-high-reflectivity color steel sheet designed to boost the performance of bifacial rooftop PV systems, increasing solar reflectance to 80–85. The new material also ...

In the escalating war to squeeze every last mile from every last drop of gas, automakers are attacking on every front, going well beyond the cratered fields of aerodynamics and optimized engine ...

Natcore Technology has created the world’s first commercially-viable absolute black silicon cell. The company claims that by using a scalable liquid phase disposition (LPD) process, the groundbreaking ...

To help improve the accuracy of climate models, an international team involving the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has measured the reflectance of rough, snow-covered surfaces at large solar ...

Brazilian plastics manufacturer Azul Pack has developed a reflective membrane for bifacial solar power plants. The solution aims to increase albedo and optimize energy production in micro and ...

A research team led by Prof. Lu Lin Vivien (left), Professor of the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering at PolyU, along with key team member Dr Quan Gong (right), Postdoctoral ...

Cool colours: the hotter square on the left is coated in a single layer of black paint while the cooler square in the right is a black bilayer. (Courtesy: Jyotirmoy Mandal) A bilayer paint that can ...