Solar panels capture more sunlight with capsaicin - the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy
Chemicals found in food and solar cell technology have an interesting history – as my own research shows.
Jan. 13, 2021 • ~6 min
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Why I'm feeling hopeful about the environment in 2021
The BBC's Tom Heap explores exciting emissions-saving ideas that could help save the planet.
Jan. 4, 2021 • ~6 min
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What you need to know about this year's winter solstice and the great conjunction
This year's winter solstice is also when Saturn and Jupiter appear closest to each other for 60 years, Here's what you need to know about both the events.
Dec. 18, 2020 • ~5 min
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New way to make perovskite solar cells is super fast
A new method of making perovskite cells for solar modules could be cheap and fast enough to make it scalable, researchers say.
Dec. 1, 2020 • ~8 min
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Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
How solar power stations in orbit could become a reality in the coming decades.
Nov. 19, 2020 • ~6 min
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System can sterilize medical tools using solar heat
Device could provide pressurized steam to run autoclaves without the need for electricity in off-grid areas.
Nov. 18, 2020 • ~7 min
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Asteroid Bennu: successful touchdown – but sample return mission has only just begun
Bennu will tell us about our own origins as much as about the origin of asteroid Bennu.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx will land on an asteroid to bring home rocks and dust – if it can avoid Mt. Doom
OSIRIS-REx will touch down on asteroid Bennu, collect a sample of the dust and begin its journey back to Earth, where scientists will study it, hoping to learn secrets of the solar system's origin.
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~8 min
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Life on Earth: why we may have the Moon's now defunct magnetic field to thank for it
The Earth's magnetic field was most likely weaker when life evolved on our planet than it is today.
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~5 min
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