The first artificial material that follows sunlight may upgrade solar panels
ScienceNews - Tue 5 Nov 19Rows of tiny stemlike rods called SunBOTs orient themselves toward light, optimizing the solar energy that they can harvest.
An artificial sunflower that bends toward the sun
Phys.org - Tue 5 Nov 19A team of researchers from the University of California and Arizona State University has found a way to create a material that demonstrates tropistic behavior. In their paper published in the ...
Tiny artificial sunflowers could be used to harvest solar energy
Newscientist - Mon 4 Nov 19Solar panels could be made from rows of artificial sunflowers, each less than 1 millimetre wide, which automatically bend towards light
Light-loving polymer acts like a sunflower
Cosmos Magazine - Mon 4 Nov 19New smart material could be a game-changer for solar energy.
Sunflower-like material follows beam of light
ZME Science - Mon 4 Nov 19It could be employed to raise the efficiency of solar harvesting devices.