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Going after 2 years, China is surpassing the US in the ability to collect solar energy in space
If successful, solar power stations in space can operate continuously regardless of day and night or weather conditions.
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$40 million office building with 'solar skin'
Australia's first solar-powered eight-storey office building is expected to open mid-2023, helping to reduce CO2 by 77 tons per year.
Space science
Solar sail 'bends' light to fly in space
Researchers are developing a new solar sail design that helps spacecraft navigate through space without fuel.
Space science
Voyager 1 sends mysterious data from beyond the Solar System
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is continuing its journey beyond our Solar System, 45 years after launch. But now, this veteran spacecraft unexpectedly sends back mysterious…
Technology
Breakthrough discovery in technology to generate solar electricity at night
By demonstrating that it is possible to produce solar electricity at night, Australian scientists have achieved a breakthrough in renewable energy technology.
Scientific works
Europe's largest floating solar farm is about to operate
Solar farm built on Alqueva artificial lake includes 12,000 panels, expected to provide electricity for about 1,500 households.
Scientific works
How does a solar power station in outer space work?
Solar power stations in space receive light continuously 24 hours a day but require high costs and high risk of failure.
Space science
A mysterious 'black hole' appeared on the largest planet in the Solar System
The photo taken of Jupiter startled viewers because of a very large black streak, appearing on the surface of this planet like a
Space science
Convincing evidence of another life world in the Solar System
Strange ridges on Jupiter's icy moon Europa could lead to shallow water reservoirs similar to those found on Earth's ice island of Greenland, where life readily exists.
Science invention
The lamp distills seawater, recharges with salt and solar energy of the architecture student
In remote areas or in underdeveloped populations, providing safe and clean water for everyone is one of the most pressing public health issues.
New technology
New solar cell sets new efficiency record
German scientists combined two types of absorbers to develop solar cells with a light conversion efficiency of up to 24%.
Space science
Astronomers have narrowed down the location of the most mysterious planet in the Solar System
Now, astronomers are edging closer to uncovering one of the biggest mysteries in decades - the ninth planet in the Solar System - a giant planet, which may be orbiting t…
Conquer Mars
Using astronaut urine and solar energy to create fuel on Mars
Engineers are working on a system that converts astronaut urine into fuel on Mars using solar energy.
Space science
The observatory caught the signal of 97 newly born 'Solar System'
VLA and ALMA, humanity's two heavy-duty radio astronomical observatories, have collected spectacular data sets of 97 fledgling stars with protoplanetary disks.
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Unknown solar waves defy all laws of physics
New discoveries of a type of wave called the HFR have challenged the fundamental laws of physics known to man until now, and hinted at possibilities we have not yet expl…