Revolutionary solar harvesting system can generate power 24 hours a day
The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance."
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Joseph Shavit
- Jul 20
Surprising discovery: A connection between appetite and sun exposure
Going to the beach? Planning a hike? Be prepared: Men will be much hungrier according to a survey on the eating habits of 3,000 people.
Joseph Shavit
- May 27
Sunsmart streets using recycled rubber last twice as long
Rubber from used tyres acts like sunscreen for roads and halves the rate of sun damage when mixed with bitumen, new research has found.
Joseph Shavit
- May 2
New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis
Researchers have demonstrated Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions that correspond to Earth’s magnetosphere.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18
Using sunlight to convert oil spills into seawater
Researchers discovered that 10% of the oil floating on the Gulf after the Deepwater Horizon disaster was dissolved into seawater by sunlight
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 4
Apple invented a smart sunroof that lets you control how much light to let in
While Apple has remained completely tight-lipped about it, everybody knows the company is working on an Apple Car.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 9, 2021
Scientists use sunlight and modified sawdust to reversibly capture carbon dioxide
Study propose a new method to capture CO2 using sunlight as the energy source and modified sawdust as the CO2 absorbent.