It’s not just Popeye that gets the boost: Adding spinach to solar panels nearly triples their efficiency

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2198663/Its-just-Popeye-gets-boost-Adding-spinach-solar-panels-nearly-triples-efficiency.html By Eddie Wrenn PUBLISHED: 09:26 EST, 5 September 2012 | UPDATED: 09:26 EST, 5 September 2012 Ask people what they know of spinach’s energy-boosting powers, and most people will start talking about Popeye the Sailor Man. But in a strange twist, it turns out spinach could be placed into solar panels to create a […]

First spray-on battery could change home electronics forever – and might even make solar power work properly

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2165978/First-spray-battery-change-home-electronics-forever–make-solar-power-work-properly.html By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 08:01 EST, 28 June 2012 | UPDATED: 10:45 EST, 28 June 2012 A spray-on battery could revolutionise technology – allowing for slimmer gadgets, and household gizmos with built-in power supplies. The lithium-ion battery, which can be painted on to virtually every surface, works by ‘spraying on’ the chemical layers which […]