The objective of this little post is to probe electronics hidden inside a cheap solar dancing flower toy. The solar dancing flower toy here does not need batteries, thanks to its small solar panel. It ...

Solar technologists are continually striving to make solar panels more efficient in their energy-garnering powers. Smartflower is a technology that has managed to do just that with solar panels that ...

In a world filled with countless rectangular solar panels, Smartflower is a rare, novel solar product. Part energy system and part industrial art installation, it's essentially a huge flower ...

Solar energy is a clean and renewable energy source with promising applications in the near future as solar panel technology matures. SmartFlower is an intelligent sunflower-inspired solar panel ...

SolarisFloat's Proteus solar panel array not only floats on water, but slowly turns to track the sun across the sky. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 18, 2022 4:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

Whatever engineering problem you’re facing, no matter how high-tech, it’s quite possible that evolution solved it millions of years ago. That’s the foundational idea of biomimicry, the design ...

This article was originally published in September 2012 on the Energy Realities blog. Solar power stations take up a lot of room. They need either vast arrays of photovoltaic panels, which convert ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new study by Oregon State University researchers found that shade provided by solar panels increased the abundance of flowers under the panels and delayed the timing of ...

MORRIS — A new solar energy array at White Flower Farm produces 80 percent of the nursery’s electricity for its greenhouses, offices and outbuildings. On a sunny day, the photovoltaic panels can ...