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These powerful solar panels are as thin as a human hair

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Best of What's New

The best home innovations of 2022

By John Kennedy, Terri Williams

Solaris Float Proteus floating solar panel array on body of water

This new floating solar farm follows the sun like a flower

Caltech solar power satellite prototype on space station table with earth horizon in window background

This space-adapted solar panel can fold like origami

Woman sitting down on couch charging smartphone

A new experimental fabric can turn a coat into a mini solar farm

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

After a two-month flight, the Army’s Zephyr drone fell from the sky

Fisker Ocean EV

Fisker’s sold-out EV has a sun roof that’s also a solar panel

By Kristin Shaw

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

A solar-powered Army drone has been flying for 40 days straight

autonomous Mayflower cruising at sea

A modern AI-powered Mayflower just crossed the Atlantic

By Charlotte Hu

The sun's fiery south pole imaged by the NASA and ESA Solar Orbiter

This novel solar sail could make it easier for NASA to stare into the sun

By Maria Parazo Rose

Jackery 2000 Pro Review

Jackery Explorer 2000 Pro review: A bigger, better portable power station

Images from the March 1954 issue of Popular Science.

From the archives: The promising new world of solar power—in the 1950s

By Bill Gourgey

Man installing rooftop solar panel.

Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.

Heron resting on floating solar panel.

Floating solar panels could be the next big thing in clean energy

The best solar generators including Jackery 2000 Pro, Anker 767 and the EcoFlow

The best solar generators for 2026, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

rows of offshore wind turbines

The US could reliably run on clean energy by 2050

A lineup of the best solar panels on a white background

The best solar panels

By Timothy Dale

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere

By Christina Mackenzie

skycool-panels-on-rool

This California company wants to make modern AC obsolete

By Andrew Zaleski

Airport with green and solar roof.

Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives

By Angely Mercado

A small, portable solar panel for charging your devices.

Everything to consider before buying a portable solar panel

By Natalie Wallington

rooftop solar panel on house

Power companies are lobbying to make rooftop solar more expensive

A conceptual solar canal.

Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California

By Shaena Montanari

solar panels against a blue sky

Solar power got cheap. So why aren’t we using it more?

The US could shift to 90-percent renewable energy by 2035 at no extra cost

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

a residential home with solar panels on the roof

What you need to know about converting your home to solar

By Whitson Gordon

a DIY solar oven baking s'mores

Stay-at-home science project: Bake s’mores using the power of the sun

By John Kennedy

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Electric Vehicles

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Cloudy solar panels smog energy

Air pollution is choking solar energy around the world

By Katarina Zimmer

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045

California is set to go carbon-free by 2045

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)

Adding clean energy to the Sahara could make it rain (and not just figuratively)

By Mary Beth Griggs

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

These windows could keep the sun out while powering your house

By Marlene Cimons

How to build a solar microscope

How to build a solar microscope

By William Gurstelle

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

By Marlene Cimons

electricity house

What it really takes to power your home for a day

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

By Eleanor Cummins

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

By Jeremy Deaton

Why hasn’t the sun burned out yet?

Why hasn’t the sun burned out yet?

By Emma Sarappo

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

By Jeremy Deaton

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A common sunscreen could help make better solar panels

By Marlene Cimons

$A woman enjoys the natural light refracted by water in a bottle$

How to turn used plastic bottles into skylights and street lamps

By Jeremy Deaton

bigelow space station

Private Space Flight

The factories of the future could float in space

By Andrew Rosenblum

Water Condenser

The power of sunlight can pull clean drinking water from thin air

By Jeremy Deaton

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs

5 Questions You Should Have About Elon Musk’s New Solar Roofs

By Mary Beth Griggs

A Bright Solar Future Will Be Flawed and Imperfect

By Jeremy Deaton

Tesla’s New 4-Item To-Do List

Tesla’s New 4-Item To-Do List

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft

How Juno Broke The Distance Record For Solar-Powered Spacecraft

By Shannon Stirone

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

Businesses Could Make Solar Panels And Electric Cars As Commonplace As Home Computers

By Jeremy Deaton

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy

A New Solar Cell Converts The Sun’s Heat Into Usable Energy

By Mary Beth Griggs

solar panel factory on the moon

Solar Panels Grown On The Moon Could Power The Earth

Why The Paris Climate Agreement Can’t Save The Planet

By Jen Schwartz

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Solar Panel

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Solar Panel

Peter Thiel Goes Nuclear

Peter Thiel Goes Nuclear

How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet

How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet

By Sarah Scoles

Welcome To Your Future Energy-Efficient House

Electric Vehicles

Welcome To Your Future Energy-Efficient House

By Sarah Scoles

Black Solar Cells Reach Incredible New Efficiency Record

Black Solar Cells Reach Incredible New Efficiency Record

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Solar-Powered Engine Can Be Made With A 3D Printer

This Solar-Powered Engine Can Be Made With A 3D Printer

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REsilient Charging Hub

Solar Power Towers Are ‘Vaporizing’ Birds

Solar Power Towers Are ‘Vaporizing’ Birds

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?

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