Tag Archives: solar
Solar cycling across the Sahara
Humans Invent meets the man who crossed the desert on an electric bike of a very different kind.
A scientist in pursuit of sustainability
Michael Prior-Jones talks us through his career, from Antarctica, via Oxford, to the Seychelles. All, in the name of science.
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Light speed: Is solar travel the future?
Humans Invent assesses the potential impact of solar powered travel.
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London’s Solar Tree: Technology inspired by nature
Designer, Ross Lovegrove, teams up with Sharp to create a self-powered ‘Solar Tree’.
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Wonder glass! Repelling water, glare and dirt
The new glass technology you don’t have to clean that can eliminate glare and repel water.
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Digging for sunlight: The battle for solar efficiency
For something that comes from the sky, there’s an astoundingly large amount of digging to get solar working.
The earthquake-sensing street lamp
In an earthquake, things get pretty dark, pretty quickly. But what if the street lamps on every corner could sense the quake coming?
