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Solar Cells from Bioluminescent Jellyfish
Swedish researchers are making photovoltaic technology come alive – literally. Zackary Chiragwandi and his colleagues at Chalmers University of Technology have found a way to create cheaper solar...
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Spray-On Solar Cells Could Supercharge Your Windows
Installing solar panels on the roof of buildings has become very en vogue recently. But in a few years charging up your home might be cheaper and easier than ever. The Norwegian company EnSol AS has...
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Meet Cliff Ho, Solar Energy Wiz
Clifford Ho is one young engineer paving the way to sustainable energy solutions. Ho received the 2010 Asian American Engineer of the Year Award, which honors an Asian American engineer who has made...
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Engineering Students Create Prizewinning Water Disinfection Tool
Chin Jung Cheng, Charlie Matlack, Penny Huang, and Jaqueline Linnes have designed a way to know when solar disinfected water is safe to drink In many parts of the world, finding clean drinking water...
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New Reactor Turns Sunlight into Hydrogen Fuel
Every hour, the sun beams down more energy than the whole planet consumes in a year. Although solar cell technology has advanced considerably in recent years, many challenges related to reliably...
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Student Invents Solar Tree
On a hike through the Catskill Mountains in New York, seventh-grader Aidan Dwyer noticed that the branches of oak trees seemed to grow in a certain pattern. Inspired to try his hand at biomimicry, he...
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Solar Flair
By Mary Lord In Greek mythology, flying too high cost Icarus his life when the sun melted his waxen wings. Today, solar energy factors in another epic flight – and the Internet lets anyone witness...
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