The Concorde changed the way we traveled 40 years ago by drastically cutting flight times between Europe and the US. However, the Concorde retired in 2003, and there’s yet to be a reemergence of a commercial supersonic jet. Companies such as Boeing, Lockheed...
https://newatlas.com/energy/hybrid-solar-converter-sunlight-heat/ By Michael Irving July 15, 2020 The photovoltaic module of the new hybrid solar converter Matthew Escarra VIEW 1 IMAGES Engineers have developed a new type of hybrid solar energy converter, which uses...
https://www.space.com/speed-of-light-properties-explained.html By Paul Sutter 5 hours ago It’s just plain weird. Einstein’s theory of special relativity tells us the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second (300 million meters per second). (Image:...
https://theconversation.com/an-effective-climate-change-solution-may-lie-in-rocks-beneath-our-feet-142462 Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you. Rocks, particularly the types created by volcanic activity, play...
https://sea.mashable.com/culture/11538/doing-just-these-6-things-will-save-you-lots-of-money-on-your-electricity-bill As countries gradually eased lockdowns and as life slowly began normalizing, many received a rude shock when they got their electricity bills. People...
https://phys.org/news/2020-07-solar-cell-material-pressure.html JULY 15, 2020 by AMOLF Segregation of bromide and iodide in perovskites results in an inhomogeneous energy landscape, depicted as hills and valleys. At high pressure, the iodide and bromide remain...
https://www.slashgear.com/researchers-create-efficient-and-long-lasting-solar-flow-battery-15629109/ Shane McGlaun – Jul 15, 2020, 7:14 am CDT 0 The team of researchers, including chemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators, have...
https://newatlas.com/energy/fast-charging-lithium-battery-five-times-current-safe/ By Nick Lavars July 14, 2020 Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of advanced lithium batteries that could enable them to charge faster and be less prone to failure...