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Solar Goes From Gardens to Gigabucks A California company has a billion dollars worth of orders in hand for a new solar product that could soon blanket the tops of flat-roof buildings across the nation. Wired.com Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Solar Goes From Gardens to Gigabucks A California company has a billion dollars worth of orders in hand for a new solar product that could soon blanket the tops of flat-roof buildings across the nation. Wired.com Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Gallery: VC Money Drives Solar-Tech Innovation Around the World : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.comSAN FRANCISCO -- Despite uneven support from the U.S. government, solar power is experiencing a global explosion. Concerns over climate change and rising energy prices have driven billions of dollars into developing the efficiency and variety of technologies that cap Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Gallery: VC Money Drives Solar-Tech Innovation Around the World : Photo: Emily Lang/Wired.comSAN FRANCISCO -- Despite uneven support from the U.S. government, solar power is experiencing a global explosion. Concerns over climate change and rising energy prices have driven billions of dollars into developing the efficiency and variety of technologies that cap Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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How to See 93 Million Miles: Plan a Trip to a Total Solar Eclipse A total solar eclipse will cut a swath of shadow through Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia and China on August 1. And thousands of people will travel to remote locations just to stand in the dark for three minutes -- and maybe perceive the vast size of the solar system. Loca Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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How to See 93 Million Miles: Plan a Trip to a Total Solar Eclipse A total solar eclipse will cut a swath of shadow through Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia and China on August 1. And thousands of people will travel to remote locations just to stand in the dark for three minutes -- and maybe perceive the vast size of the solar system. Loca Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Gallery: NASA Spacecraft Will Explore Outer Solar System : Image: Walt Feimer/Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA will launch its Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Oct. 19, on a mission to explore the interaction of our sun and solar system with the galaxy. IBEX will orbit 200,000 miles above the Earth and capture the first-ever images of our solar sys Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Gallery: NASA Spacecraft Will Explore Outer Solar System : Image: Walt Feimer/Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA will launch its Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) Oct. 19, on a mission to explore the interaction of our sun and solar system with the galaxy. IBEX will orbit 200,000 miles above the Earth and capture the first-ever images of our solar sys Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Feeling the Heat in a Solar Race Car Driving 2,400 miles across the scorching Midwest in July without air conditioning is not pleasant, but it's the only way to win a solar car race. Eighteen collegiate teams will brave temperatures in the 90s and roads littered with road kill during the North American Solar Challenge, a 1 Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Feeling the Heat in a Solar Race Car Driving 2,400 miles across the scorching Midwest in July without air conditioning is not pleasant, but it's the only way to win a solar car race. Eighteen collegiate teams will brave temperatures in the 90s and roads littered with road kill during the North American Solar Challenge, a 1 Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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May 28, 585 B.C.: Predicted Solar Eclipse Stops Battle 585 B.C.: A solar eclipse in Asia Minor brings an abrupt halt to a battle, as the warring armies lay down their arms and declare a truce. Historical astronomy later sets a likely date, providing a debatable calculation point for pinning down some dates in ancient history. This was not t Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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May 28, 585 B.C.: Predicted Solar Eclipse Stops Battle 585 B.C.: A solar eclipse in Asia Minor brings an abrupt halt to a battle, as the warring armies lay down their arms and declare a truce. Historical astronomy later sets a likely date, providing a debatable calculation point for pinning down some dates in ancient history. This was not t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Solar utility: electricity from sunshine on a massive scale in ... - Scientific American Environment News ServiceSolar utility: electricity from sunshine on a massive scale in ...Scientific American - 34 minutes agoBy David Biello The amount of solar photovoltaics harnessing electricity from sunshine in the US will more than double by 2013, thanks to Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Solar Eclipse Wows Airborne Skywatchers Over Arctic Circle - Space.com CTV.caSolar Eclipse Wows Airborne Skywatchers Over Arctic CircleSpace.com - 1 hour agoBy Joe Rao ABOARD A JET ABOVE THE ARCTIC OCEAN - A total of 147 observers from around the world had a perfect view of this morning's total eclipse of the sun, thanks to an 2189-mile a Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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NASA launches Ibex spacecraft to study weakening solar wind - Monsters and Critics.com Voice of AmericaNASA launches Ibex spacecraft to study weakening solar windMonsters and Critics.com - 27 minutes agoWashington - NASA launched its Interstellar Boundary Explorer (Ibex) on Sunday to examine the weakening solar wind, which shields planets in the solar sys Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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'Solar trees' get to root of energy crisis Taking inspiration from nature, designer Ross Lovegrove has brought beauty to an everyday object that few give a passing thought to: the streetlamp. Lovegrove's innovative lighting project, the "Solar Tree," is a solar-powered streetlamp that also serves as a piece of modern art. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNN |
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First Solar Q2 net soars past view, shares rise LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Solar cell maker First Solar Inc reported a 57 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, blowing past Wall Street estimates as higher-than-expected production from a new plant in Malaysia helped it meet surging demand. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Reuter |
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Sun's solar wind hits 50-year low 'Our protective shields are failing, captain' The Sun's solar wind output has fallen to the lowest level since "accurate readings" became available, and the drop may have an effect on the natural shielding which protects the solar system from cosmic rays, NASA reports.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Coating helps solar panels absorb more light Researchers have developed a new anti-reflective coating that boosts the efficiency of solar panels and allows sunlight to be absorbed from almost any angle. It could transform the growing solar-energy market. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNN |
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MIT researchers turn everyday windows into solar panels - Computerworld Nanowerk LLCMIT researchers turn everyday windows into solar panelsComputerworld - 40 minutes agoBy Sharon Gaudin July 10, 2008 (Computerworld) Researchers at MIT have created a new way to harness the sun's energy -- by turning windows of big buildings into solar panel Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |