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Materials science as key enabler for clean energy transition

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If you don’t change direction, you will end up where you are heading,” said Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism. The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4. Where are we heading? Illustration courtesy of Paloma Liu. Chen et al. Click to enlarge.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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Mankins, former NASA physicist Features: Thin-film reflectors (conical array) track the sun and concentrate sunlight onto an Earth-facing energy-conversion array that has photovoltaic (PV) panels on one side, microwave antennas on the other, and power distribution and control electronics in the middle. SPS-ALPHA Mark-III Proposed by: John C.

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