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Manufacture of flexible, semi-transparent plastic cells from ultra-thin materials
Graphene, germanium, and many other elements have become a fascinating field of research for scientists to create materials for the future.
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Charge your phone from solar energy
When you were in high school, you were taught about photosynthesis on greenery. But have you ever thought that a phone can someday be charged by absorbing sunlight?
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Optical shell for the house
Many houses in the Netherlands are built as terraced fields, creating a unique urban landscape of this country.
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Production of electric wave under the wave under the sea
For the past five years, Professor Peza Alam and a team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully researched how to create a mechanical…
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Immortal pin
The new era of smart battery generation is approaching, as the source of the charge may be solar, TV or even home Wi-Fi.
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The power plant flies in the air to inspire energy
For a British company, stealth aircraft are not simply Amazon's delivery vehicles, but can also become mobile power plants in the sky.
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Increase the efficiency of solar cells with ... sound
Researchers at Queen Mary's College and London's Imperial College have said they have developed a solar cell that can generate electricity by both sunlight and s…
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New breakthrough in solar energy technology
Scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have uncovered a new way to make solar cells more efficient and cheaper.
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Titan Solara - Light unmanned aircraft like a motorbike
Operated by solar energy, Titan Solara version 50 weighs only 159 kg and can fly continuously for 5 years without refueling.
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Weather warning system on the universe
When solar storms hit the earth, the grid and satellites can suffer heavy losses. So researchers have developed an early warning system of weather on the universe.
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Technology to use solar energy at night
One of the biggest disadvantages of solar energy is that it cannot be used at night. But a breakthrough idea reversed this ...
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Unmanned aerial vehicles fly 9 hours in a row
The variant of the AeroVironment's manual-launching aerial (UAS) system, Puma AE, has been flying for more than 9 hours continuously.
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Transportation system of the future
Elon Musk has announced details of a new solar powered system that will allow people and vehicles to be transported from Los Angeles to San Francisco within 30 minutes.
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Solar energy wheelchairs
The University of Virginia's solar-powered wheelchair (NL) design has just won the first prize in the Change My Life in One Minute contest.
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Experimental application of water vaporization nanoparticle technology
Last year, researchers at Rice University announced a method to evaporate water with particles that absorb sunlight.