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The road itself glows at night thanks to solar energy
A road in Poland recently covered with phosphorescent particles capable of absorbing sunlight in the daytime and thereby emitting light at night until 10pm.
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Harvard University developed artificial photosynthetic bionic leaves with higher performance than true leaves
People often call plants an energy plant because it has been able to convert endless energy sources from sunlight through photosynthesis over millions of years.
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Fertilizer produced by sunlight
US scientists have discovered ways to use sunlight to synthesize ammonia, an important ingredient in fertilizer production.
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There is a self-charging phone screen when you use it in the sun
A touch screen that can be used to charge the phone is being tested.
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Australia develops self-cleaning cloth when exposed to light
A new fabric uses light to break down organic compounds that make up the stain, being developed by researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT Uni…
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Comes with self-cleaning clothes
Imagine when dirty clothes had to be replaced, or stains from coffee poured in, you just hanging out in the sun is everything clean clean.
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Develop simple, cheap materials for 'artificial photosynthesis'
A synthetic material that simulates the process of using sunlight to produce oxygen and hydrogen in ways similar to plant photosynthesis that has been successfully devel…
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Transparent solar cell for electronic devices
Ubiquitous Energy, based in Silicon Valley, is planning to produce a new type of transparent solar cell, covering the phone screen and windows in the future.
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Self-cooled roofing materials
Scientists at the University of Technology in Sydney have invented a self-cooled roof material.
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Scientists have created artificial sunlight
This artificial sunlight is so real that our brains really think we're outside, not in the basement.
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Equipment for preserving agricultural products using sunlight
Due to the inability to equip agricultural product preservation systems, products produced by farmers in developing countries are susceptible to damage - which means the…
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Path to create energy
The first line of the world could convert sunlight into official energy into operation in the Netherlands.
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Solutions to improve solar cell productivity
Scientists still study new and more effective solutions and the following 5 improvements are expected to change photovoltaic technology in the coming time.
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Technology to transform sunlight into thermal energy
The energy emitted from the Sun in an hour can meet the Earth's energy needs for a year, but the expropriation of this energy is a challenge, especially when it is dark.
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SOLAR-JET - Produces jet fuel from water and CO2
Researchers at the SOLAR-JET project have announced that through a multi-step process, concentrated sunlight could be used to convert CO2 into kerosene (parrafine oil) a…