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The longest journey of the solar plane
Solar Impulse has announced that its solar-powered aircraft will test flights from Switzerland to Morocco in the coming weeks.
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Unmanned robot breaks world swimming record
Four unmanned robots broke the world record for long-range swimming on the 3,200 nautical mile (5,926km) route in the Pacific.
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Create a solar storm warning system
The system was created by researchers at the British Antarctic Survey. Researchers in six European countries use satellite data and ground data on the Earth's magnet…
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Chip House - The house automatically uses solar energy
CHIP House - 'Super-compact house model' - with the original purpose of creating a network of homes that do not need to use energy (such as houses without energy from th…
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Charge the battery from the OLED screen
A foggy UK researcher has initially succeeded in creating a solar cell grid that absorbs the light emitted by the OLED screen on a mobile phone to charge the battery. .
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Enhance the efficiency of solar cells
Researchers at the University of Texas say there is a possibility to boost energy levels in each solar cell by exploiting what they call
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Fabrication of paint capable of generating electricity from solar energy
Solar panels will soon become the past because researchers have invented new paints, generating electricity from energy nanoparticles that can provide enough electricity…
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Installation of solar panels at the German airport
Düsseldorf International Airport, Germany has installed one of its solar array (from October 2011) (completed within eight weeks, scheduled to be connected to the nation…
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Organic resins increase the efficiency of solar cells
A team of scientists led by chemistry professor Xiaoyang Zhu, at the University of Texas, Austin, USA, found that using organic plastic semiconductors could double. Quan…
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Solar cars: Dreams are real
Non-gasoline cars, self-adjusting fuel when it's sunny or cool ... appeared in the Solar Car contest, which will award on December 1 here. According to the author of the…
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Develop a hybrid power plant to save fuel and reduce emissions
Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University are developing a hybrid type of hybrid power plant that combines renewable energy (solar thermal energy) with traditional…
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The SEES system determines the amount of solar energy coming down from the roof
Scientists working at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden say they have developed a tool that can accurately determine the amount of solar energy coming down: a specifi…
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New approach to solar energy
Solar systems often produce: either electricity or heat (in the form of steam or hot water). But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that: more benefits will be g…
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New technology in color display on the screen
A new form of screen that doubles the amount of pixels just like a solar cell and can enhance the energy efficiency of mobile phones and electronic reading devices.