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Solar plane transcontinental flight
Solar Impulse, Switzerland's first solar-powered aircraft, landed safely in Madrid on May 25, completing its first intercontinental flight.
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Light source for deep space
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has worked with engineer Frederick Ottesen to create a light bulb called the 'little sun' with the hope of bringing light to dev…
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Solar cells absorb 99.7% of light
With an average light reflectance of 0.3%, these silicon black cells can absorb up to 99.7% of the light that is being absorbed, more than any other photovoltaic. This a…
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Nomad Power Lights
In the 21st century, mankind witnessed the rapid development of information technology, smart phones, 3D printers ... But there are still 1.5 billion people globally do…
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Solar cells are thinner than spider silk
The solar cells that Austrian and Japanese scientists have announced are thinner than spider silk, with so much elasticity that they can be wrapped around the hair.
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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…
