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Scientists solve the mystery of missing mass in the solar system
Scientists solve the mystery of missing mass in the solar system
Researchers may soon be able to solve the mystery of why the outermost regions of the Sun are so hot. The visible surface of the Sun has a temperature of nearly 6000
Given proper economic policies that fuel technological change, the world can rapidly switch over from fossil fuels to solar energy. In that case, global warming would be minimal, and alarmist predictions on climate change would appear to be absurd
Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?
Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones
Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones
According to the International Centre for Application of Solar Energy (CASE), the most economical energy system to meet rural energy needs is hybrid energy consisting of solar power, wind power and
An award-winning vehicle designed at London's South Bank University by engineering graduate Paul Chapp may provide an alternative to conventional mopeds and motor- cycles. The scooter's 12-volt
The solar energy group of the Renewable Energy Research Centre, Vietnam, has designed an efficient solar water heater. The system consists of three collector-cum-storage tanks with a total capacity
Electronic firms see a hot market in solar power generation systems
Malaysia's International Centre for Application of Solar Energy (case) has set up centres using hybrid energy, which consists of a combination of renewable sources
if you are really interested in developing an alternate source of energy
The use of solar energy in the health sector has brought many dividends for African countries. The World Health Organization (who) had initiated a project 15 years ago for the application of solar
Akzo Nobel nv , a Dutch chemicals company, has been charged with stealing technology that makes solar energy cheap enough to compete with conventional electricity. A Dutch entrepreneur Peter van
Transporting life-saving medicines in mountain villages and areas with high temperatures will be easier with the invention of
Cheaper and more easy to operate models of solar devices have been developed and these can also be built by the people who use them
Now crops can be dried even during the night with the help of a solar dryer that can store heat in a special rock bed unit. The solar dryer consists of a solar collector, a rock bed heat storage
Soil solarisation offers a natural and eco friendly weapon to farmers for striking at the roots of pests and weeds
Cheap, solar-generated electricity has now become a reality with the successful testing of a prototype solar device at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. It produces sufficient hot air
Martin E Nix, an engineer from Seattle, US, who holds several patents for solar powered inventions, has devised a way of turning old refrigerators into greenhouses. The condenser, compressor and