Researchers Using Fruit to Aid the Sun’s Work Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Blackberries, blueberries, oranges and grapes—chemistry students at Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) are loading up on their fruits these days, but it has nothing to do with the food pyramid. The students are using the fruit to produce solar energy.
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Scientists Snap Images Of Solar Wind Sweeping Past Earth Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Using the Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) instruments on board NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft, a consortium of scientists has seen, for the first time, large waves of solar material sweeping past Earth.
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Why flies love 'vomit fruit' Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A smelly Polynesian fruit nicknamed the 'vomit fruit' drives away most predators, except a species of fruit fly.
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'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution Posted: 3 weeks ago by ybcool
"In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine."
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10 Gigantic Solar-Powered Projects (PICS) Posted: 6 months ago by deepcleanfun
Solar power is improving and some of the projects using solar are pretty awesome and surprising.
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New Solar Panel Technology Stylish and Sustainable Posted: 7 months ago by haven
Translucent solar panels with designs printed in them. Now you can be green and pretty! They apparently don't work as well as the plain-Jane type, though.
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Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency Breaks Record at WFU Nanotechnology Center Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Researchers from Wake Forest University (WFU) in the U.S. report that they have developed flexible organic solar cells with an energy efficiency surpassing 6 percent, more than double the 3 percent efficiency they reached two years ago.
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How a Giant Solar Tower Could Power the Future Posted: 2 months ago by deEPCHIll
A new energy concept called a solar tower could generate enough electricity for 200,000 homes. Looking like a giant smokestack, it would release no noxious fumes — just sun-heated air.
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Solar BBQ on sale in Britain Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A solar-powered barbecue has gone on sale in the UK, allowing fans of outdoor cooking to enjoy summer without fear of harming the environment.
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Solar Bursts May Threaten GPS Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
The Global Positioning System, relied on for everything from navigating cars and airplanes to transferring money between banks, may be threatened by powerful solar flares, a panel of scientists warned.
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New Solar Shade is aesthetic, functional Posted: 3 months ago by leehblanc
Adding solar cells on top and handles on the base that can rotate the canopy to get the most efficient orientation in relation to the sun, these canopies can provide at the same time shade and energy.
Here you can see how these canopies look on a school yard:
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Solar Powered Notebook with GPS & Satellite Phone Posted: 6 months ago by thinkpozzitive
This solar powered laptop features powerful batteries that are recharged by wide Solar Panel attached to the computer.
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Top 12 Solar Powered Aircrafts Posted: 1 year ago by yashibn
Incredible solar powered aircrafts ready to change the way we’ll fly in the green future......
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Construction starts on world's largest solar array Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A groundbreaking took place Monday at Nellis Air Force Base, just north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the desolate, arid, windswept Mojave Desert. The ceremony will initiate construction on what will be the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) array in the United States, capable of producing 15-18 megawatts of power.
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Sevilla - Solar Tower Posted: 1 year ago by Betmenko
Solar Tower is Europe’s first commercially operating power station using the Sun’s energy this way and at the moment its operator, Solucar, proudly claims that it generates 11 Megawatts (MW) of electricity without emitting a single puff of greenhouse gas. This current figure is enough to power up to 6,000 homes
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World First "solar light energy" Handphone Posted: 1 year ago by 1fcuk
World First "solar light energy" Handphone
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Nanosolar ships $1/watt solar panels - cheaper than coal! Posted: 8 months ago by belvario
Silicon Valley startup Nanosolar has shipped their first product - *$1/watt* panels! This makes solar *cheaper than coal* for the first time ever. Those of us who follow these sorts of things have been watching Nanosolar for a while now and wondering when they would ship – looks like the day has arrived! 18-month backorders though :(
This is immensely huge news, but of course the news outlets are too busy today with far more serious matters like Britney’s pregnant sister to bother with anything as trivial as the revolutionizing of our energy sources…
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10 of the Best Solar Halloween Lights Posted: 10 months ago by deepcleanfun
Solar lights have come a long way and this Halloween, they've become super fun as well as green
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Researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and design a better leaf Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
University of Illinois researchers have built a better plant, one that produces more leaves and fruit without needing extra fertilizer. The researchers accomplished the feat using a computer model that mimics the process of evolution. Theirs is the first model to simulate every step of the photosynthetic process.
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Stem Cell Researchers Create Heart And Blood Cells From Reprogrammed Skin Cells Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells.
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San Francisco plans for a City of Solar Energy Posted: 8 months ago by Muppetmaker
Yay! for more renewable energy, and an initiative taken by the government to make it work!
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