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Solar-powered planes for 3G and broadband
News A US-based technology firm is planning to launch unmanned solar-powered aeroplanes that would provide broadband Internet access and 3G mobile services to whole cities from 70,000 feet above the ground.
[July 23, 2002, 14:50]
'Solar' breakthrough reveals green ambitions
Blog MIT Energy Storage Discovery Could Lead To "Unlimited" Solar Power! Illustrated with a large picture of a solar cell array, it has a familiar, breathless style: The process, loosely based on plant photosynthesis, uses solar energy to split water...
[October 26, 2008, 12:29]
Solar-powered mesh project helps find new frog
News A solar-powered wireless mesh network in the Amazon rainforest has played a part in the discovery of a new species of frog. We have lots of mesh networks where the occasional inaccessible mesh box gets power by solar or wind or replaceable battery...
[October 6, 2006, 15:35]
Solar Wars
Downloads Solar Wars is a turn-based space strategy game based in a distant solar system with up to 30 orbiting planets. Please note that Solar Wars only runs in screen resolutions of 1024x768 or higher. Start with your home world, then build up your ships...
[April 7, 2004, 13:23]
Solar server farm
Blog The article fails to mention that AISO.net has been relying on solar energy for the past ten years, but it's pretty cool nevertheless. Solar power may be a viable solution to power problems in countries which get a lot of sun, but it would take a...
[October 4, 2007, 17:19]
Comparison Between a Solar System and a Fuel Boiler for Greenhouse Air-Conditioning
White Papers The object of this study was to compare economically a solar system for greenhouse conditioning in order to maintain the greenhouse air temperature at 12? The solar system consists of a polypropylene capillary heat exchanger; it also has two...
[November 19, 2008, 23:00]
Samsung's Solar Powered mobile phone
Blog Samsung has just announced a solar powered mobile phone. Time will tell whether the solar panel can produce enough energy to keep the phone going satisfactorily. Clearly it can't charge overnight via solar, so does that mean taking it out of your...
[February 13, 2009, 7:17]
Ad-Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks for Exploration of Solar-System Bodies
White Papers This work evaluates the exploration of the Solar system by ad-hoc Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), i.e.networks where all nodes (either moving or stationary) can both provide and relay data. They evaluate two groups of scenarios consisting in static...
[April 3, 2009, 1:22]
Solis Energy develops solar-powered Wi-Fi
News Someday, you might hook up to the internet through solar power. It also sells a product to run streetlights on solar power. Several US state governments are pushing for increased use of solar energy to cut power consumption and curb greenhouse-gas...
[August 28, 2007, 11:37]
Solar System Sim
Downloads Solar System Sim simulates N-body problems in three dimensions and visualizes the solution in a compelling display. The simulation uses an attractive force between bodies which varies by the distance between them raised to a power of your choosing.
[May 22, 2006, 8:00]
Cherry CyMotion Master Solar - Hotkeys)
Downloads Cherry CyMotion Master Solar - Hotkeys)
[September 30, 2003, 8:00]
IBM uses liquid metal to boost solar-cell efficiency
News Computing giant IBM is in the process of developing technology that generates solar power more efficiently, aided by a liquid-metal cooling process. In experiments, the researchers managed to melt stainless steel with the magnifying apparatus, so...
[May 16, 2008, 13:20]
MP seeks solar-powered laptop for developing world
News A UK MP has proposed a competition for the first company to come up with a solar-powered laptop costing less than £50, intended for use in the developing world. Mr Wyatt is attempting to gather corporate sponsors for what would be the first Babbage...
[October 2, 2002, 11:13]
More solar flares warm satellite concerns
News The sun has erupted in a series of major solar flares for the second time in less than a week, producing geomagnetic storms that could threaten satellites, power grids and communications networks. According to at least one communications industry...
[October 30, 2003, 9:25]
Toshiba moves into solar-power business
News Toshiba, a company best known for making laptops and consumer electronics, said on Monday it will enter the solar-photovoltaics business. The company's industrial and energy arm plans to build utility-scale solar power plants.
[January 6, 2009, 8:52]
Gartner predicts ray of light for solar tech
News Despite this strong growth, solar energy will serve only a fraction of a percent of worldwide energy consumption by 2013, leaving room for substantial growth in the PV market beyond the forecast horizon.
[March 17, 2009, 15:51]
3D Solar System
Downloads From the developer: "A rolling 3D solar system with all the planets and some big moons orbit. You can manually select view of planet or moon and the camera takes you there. It includes options like Angle of view, Orbit speed / Zoom.
[September 17, 2002, 6:49]
IBM, Harvard tap grid computing for solar-cell study
News Harvard University and IBM have launched a project to identify cheap solar-energy materials, by harnessing the computing muscle of thousands of computers. The Harvard project aims to test the chemical properties of a number of organic materials...
[December 8, 2008, 14:42]
Samsung's Solar Powered mobile phone
Blog Comment I love the idea of solar energy capture clothing, snaffling the energy generated while walking, and so on, and long for the technology to live up to the dream. I've yet to come across a solar charger for phones and other gadgets that works well...
[February 14, 2009, 9:52]
Intel expands solar focus with Voltaix investment
News Intel Capital on Tuesday ramped up its solar investments by pledging $12.5m for Voltaix. The US-based company makes chemicals for producing semiconductors and solar cells. Voltaix, which has provided semiconductor and thin film solar materials for...
[July 30, 2008, 8:28]
