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Sun Surges: Yet Another Apocalypic Theory to Worry About
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 23, 2010
In 2013, our sun will hit its solar maximum, creating disturbances that could take out the power gridwww2.macleans.ca
Caltech scientists measure changing lake depths on Titan | e
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 15, 2010
On Earth, lake levels rise and fall with the seasons and with longer-term climate changes, as precipitation, evaporation, and runoff add and remove liquid. Now, for the first time, scientists have found compelling evidence for similar lake-level change…
US Army Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Tanks
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 13, 2010
We’ve all heard by now that the army is trying to reduce its carbon bootprint with everything from solar panels to hybrid aircraft. The military’s latest green initiative hopes to spiff up the tanks with hydrogen fuel cell technology–in an ideal situa…
A solar-powered airplane that can fly at night
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 10, 2010
It has the wingspan of a jumbo jet, weighs around the same as an SUV, and stayed aloft through the dead night on stored solar energy. Welcome to the future of zero-carbon air traveltheweek.com
BBC News – Solar-powered plane lands safely after 24-hour fl
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 8, 2010
An experimental plane powered by solar cells has successfully completed a 24-hour flight and landed safely in Switzerland.news.bbc.co.uk
Nanoscale Light Mill Spins a Motor with a Beam of Light
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 8, 2010
Whether wielded by Egyptian sun gods, Luke Skywalker, or your run of the mill solar-thermal power plant, light has the potential to do big things. Thanks to a breakthrough by UC Berkeley and the DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, we can now make l…
Solar-powered plane begins 24-hour test flight
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 7, 2010
Solar Impulse, a plane powered by the sun’s rays, has begun a test flight that will see the aircraft powered through the night by energy collected from the sun.www.telegraph.co.uk
Solar Impulse plane starts 24-hour test flight
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 7, 2010
An aircraft that draws its power from the Sun starts a round-the-clock test flight to assess whether it can fly in darkness.news.bbc.co.uk
Solar plane sets out on historic flight
Posted by admin in General Sciences on July 7, 2010
An experimental solar-powered aircraft took off from a Swiss airbase in the early hours of Wednesday in a bid to make history by flying round the clock and through the night.news.smh.com.au
First Direct Photo of Alien Planet Finally Confirmed
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 30, 2010
A planet outside of our solar system, said to be the first ever directly photographed by telescopes on Earth, has been officially confirmed to be orbiting a sun-like star, according to follow-up observations.www.space.com
Living In A Finely-Tuned Universe Yet Refusing To See God
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 29, 2010
An increasing number of scientists are acknowledging that our solar system, our galaxy and indeed the entire universe has been incredibly finely-tuned and seemingly designed for us. However, many of these same scientists absolutely refuse to acknowled…
Venus Had Water, May Have Been Habitable
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 29, 2010
If the solar system has an underachiever, it has to be Venus. But if new findings from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express spacecraft are correct, it looks like Venus could have been a contender. The reason: it once had water.www.time.com
Virginia Tech Lumenhaus Wins the 2010 Solar Decathlon
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 28, 2010
An exhilarating race from start to finish, some houses fell behind the pack, while a clear group of winners gradually took the lead at the forefront, and now, we are thrilled to finally announce that the winner of this year’s Solar Decathlon Europe i…
Superstorm on an alien world
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 23, 2010
Astronomers have issued the first-ever storm warning for a planet beyond our solar system, with carbon monoxide winds in excess of 3,000 mph.cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com
Efficient Solar Cells May Result From Quantum Dot Research
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 18, 2010
Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin.w…
World’s First Solar Sail Photographed in Deep Space
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 18, 2010
A tiny space camera has snapped amazing photos of the world’s first solar sail spacecraft to voyage into deep space on an interplanetary mission for Japan.www.space.com
Solar plane set for night flight
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 17, 2010
A solar-powered plane is getting ready to hit the skies once again – this time, at night.news.bbc.co.uk
Sanyo Unveils World’s Most Efficient Solar Module HIT-N230
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 15, 2010
Electronics giant Sanyo recently announced the development of what they are claiming is the world’s most efficient solar module. Called the HIT-N230, the new module has an impressive energy conversion efficiency of 20.7% which is unprecedented in the…
Solar System Comets May Have Been Swiped from Other Stars
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 10, 2010
Comets are usually thought of as icy, dusty emissaries from the deepest reaches of the solar system. But according to a new simulation, many of them could have originated somewhere even more exotic—in budding planetary systems around other stars.
Solar Refrigerator for Vaccines Could Save Millions of Lives
Posted by admin in General Sciences on June 9, 2010
The device stands to save millions of lives lost each year due to vaccine-preventable diseases. Not only does the ATC refrigerator provide vital cooling necessary for storing vaccines without any electricity, but the design is meant to be something that can be built locally, eliminating the need to import expensive technology from other countries
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