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Solar energy that doesn’t block the view

A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. And, according to Richard Lunt of MSU’s College of Engineering, the key word is “transparent.”

[read more at MSU] [paper] [picture credit: Yimu Zhao]

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In The Not So Distant Future, Glow-In-The-Dark Trees Could Replace Street Lights

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THE AVATAR CARD (by Acephrodite)

Aang, you little lying shit.

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The evolution of soda cans.

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CHRIS HADFIELD An astronaut’s advice

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