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Solar Impulse Concept Plane Unveiled

Friday, June 26th, 2009 - 09:18:24 - Anuradha Menon

Today, Swiss engineers unveil the Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype plane. As the name suggests, the plane is designed to fly solely on solar power, and...

Twilight Sky Show On Sunday

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 - 10:02:17 - Anuradha Menon

On Sunday evening, April 26, the crescent Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades star cluster will gather for a three-way conjunction in the western sky...

Solar Self-Healing Coatings

Sunday, March 15th, 2009 - 12:22:17 - Sarah Gingichashvili

Scientists have devised a coating that when scratched heals itself upon exposure to sunlight. The secret of the material lies in using molecules made...

'Near Perfect' Absorption of Solar Energy

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 - 16:07:24 - Anuradha Menon

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy...

Nanowires Make Bendy Solar Cells
Friday, July 18th, 2008 - Roni Barr
Researchers at the A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore, led by Chang-yun Jiang, have developed highly bendable...