solar panels
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Why The Future Of A Solar-Powered Life Isn’t Here Yet
You’d think that with all the solar farms we’ve been building up and all those solar panels on people’s roofs we would figure out how to use solar power to replace those old smoking power plants of ours. But we can’t yet.
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The Northern Hemisphere May Be Angling Solar Panels The Wrong Way
Conventional wisdom in the northern hemisphere is to face solar panels south so they get the most light all day. Architects and panel installers implement this approach all the time, especially on homes. But a new study indicates that panels facing west may actually get more juice from the sun, and at more convenient times.
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Scientists Using A Virus To Improve Solar Panel Technology
Solar panels have been around for decades, but they haven’t changed too much in terms of efficiency. Now, scientists at MIT have discovered that by combining a modified virus with nanotechnology, they can improve solar panel efficiency by about a third.
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Latestbuy’s Power Pouch Has A Million Gadget Plugs
Well, maybe not a million, but it probably has a plug for your portable gadget, whatever that may be.