Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

But we have demonstrated that by directly using power generated by the cold universe, we can chill water to cool buildings by as much as 5 ºC during the day without electricity and light the night without wires or batteries. As the technology improves, we see it enabling solar panels that work at night as well as day, powering remote sensors.

Power 138

Power Powered Solar Energy 138

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In the case of the 2017 Tubbs Fire, the 2018 Camp Fire, and the 2020 August Complex Fires, high winds blasted flames through populated areas in the early morning hours while residents were sleeping. Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University. At the University of Texas at Dallas , Siavash Pourkamali's group has taken a different approach.

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Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 87

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury. This strategy would also make it easier to harvest solar energy. There are materials stronger than steel, but molecular bonds have a limit.”

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Mercury Solar Light Building 134