Practical Ninjas
The detection of radiations | Photosensitive Detectors | AI 01
Analytical Instrumentation (AI) deals with the instrumentation systems designed to perform quantitative and qualitative analysis of a sample. These instruments play a vital part in laboratories, quality control centres, research labs to...
SWPictures
WHAT A WASTE - Oil Be Damned
Solar power and wind power are the two most promising options of how power will be provided in the future. Technology is improving all the time. We are on the brink of a renewable energy revolution. And nowhere is the need for renewable...
Curated Video
How Do Solar Panels Work?
Solar panels are rectangular objects made up of individual solar cells, which capture sunlight and generate electricity. These cells are made from silicon, a semiconductor material found in sand. When sunlight hits the cells, it causes...
TED-Ed
Why Aren't We Only Using Solar Power?
Drive the clouds away from your day with this video. It thoroughly details how photovoltaics work and how clouds prevent us from relying solely on solar as an energy source. Unique knitted-object animation (bunnies, clouds, and all...
PBS
Solar Power
One day's worth of sunlight can supply everyone on Earth with electricity for a year! Why, then, do we find ourselves in an energy crisis? Shine a light on solar energy with a short lesson and video. As part of a larger energy unit from...
Curated OER
Introduction to Solar Photovoltaics
Delve into the practical basics of solar energy. This video opens with a short explanation of photovoltaic cells and how they convert solar energy into usable electricity. Actual footage of photovoltaic cell installation and computer...
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Solar
At Arizona State University, students make and test new materials that can be used to build better and more versatile photovoltaic solar cells, and test solar cells to see how the shape of the surface affects the cell's energy...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Photovoltaics
This short video on photovoltaics explains what happens inside solar cells and solar panels. [1:11]