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Canadian Astronaut Says it Appears Earth's Ice Caps Have Melted »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 5 months ago in Science & Technology
Canadian Astronaut Says it Appears Earth's Ice Caps Have Melted, A Canadian astronaunt on a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station says it ...
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The Moon Is Wet! »
Posted by: myfairlady 1 month, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
After several decades of controversy, scientists now know that over billions of years, water from who knows where--impacting comets or perhaps the solar wind--can collect ...
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NASA - Deep Solar Minimum »
Posted by: altnrg 8 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
There were no sunspots observed on 266 of the year's 366 days (73%) & sunspot counts for 2009 have dropped even lower (87%). There is ...
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Solar Garden Fountains Add The Elegant Factor »
Posted by: altnrg 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Style
The sun can do much more than make your flowers and plants grow in your garden. It can also provide power to a fountain that ...
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Study: Renewable energies' potential untapped »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
It's realistic for the U.S. to get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources in 10 years but deeper penetration requires more ...
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Sunday Energy and Ormat partner for largest solar energy project in Israel »
Posted by: IsraGeek 6 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
Israel's Ormat and Sunday Energy are partnering on the largest solar deal in the Middle East. The deal is small compared to international standards ...
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Solar Power From Space by 2030 Possible? »
Posted by: myfairlady 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
The plan is to make it a 1-gigawatt solar station. The station will have 4 square kilometers of solar panels and it will be enough ...
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Solar-powered Equipment For Soldiers »
Posted by: mebbin 3 months ago in Science & Technology
Solar and thermoelectric energy generators to be coated in battle dress for on-demand power.
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'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar power revolution »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 4 months ago in Science & Technology
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major ...
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Discovery heads toward space station with giant solar panels »
Posted by: suzanek 9 months, 2 weeks ago in News
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven rocketed into orbit Sunday evening, setting off on a space station construction mission cut short by ...
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Good Energies on the Hunt for Solar Investments »
Posted by: altnrg 9 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
In the midst of a solar shakeout, lending for utility-scale solar projects could plunge by as much as 17 percent, to 10 billion euros (about ...
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Swimming Pool Solar Cover Advantages »
Posted by: altnrg 1 month ago in Family
Solar pool covers, which are basically big sheets of bubble pack, have numerous benefits. Here's what they do: warm your pool for free, cut ...
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LG Unveils Solar-Powered e-Book Reader »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Science & Technology
LG Display has unveiled a solar-powered e-book reader. Given the fact that the electronic paper these readers use already provide really long battery life as ...
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Welsh Solar Car Follows the Sun at 100 MPH »
Posted by: cliff99 7 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
A professor in Wales is developing a solar car that will be capable of 100 mph, costs less than $16,000 and delivers maximum thrills ...
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Alternative-Alternative Energies: What's Next? »
Posted by: monte-g 11 months ago in Science & Technology
Alternative energies such as biofuels and solar and wind power aren't very alternative anymore. Now, there are "alternative-alternative" or "operational" technologies to take their ...
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