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These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Like some of the ambush drones recently seen in Ukraine, Viper can have small solar cells, powering its sensors and communications for an indefinite period, as well as slowly recharging the battery.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Photovoltaic energy—which converts sunlight into electricity using solar cells—is part of the firm’s commitment to transition to 100 percent renewable energy sources.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
In many nuclear battery designs, adjacent semiconductors absorb the radiation released by the radioisotopes’ nuclei and convert it to an electric current, much like a solar cell does.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Like some of the ambush drones recently seen in Ukraine, Viper can have small solar cells, powering its sensors and communications for an indefinite period, as well as slowly recharging the battery.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Photovoltaic energy—which converts sunlight into electricity using solar cells—is part of the firm’s commitment to transition to 100 percent renewable energy sources.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
In many nuclear battery designs, adjacent semiconductors absorb the radiation released by the radioisotopes’ nuclei and convert it to an electric current, much like a solar cell does.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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