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World’s largest solar panel maker to slash thousands of jobs

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China leads global solar manufacturing by far, and a glut of solar panels has meant that solar panel prices plummeted last year, so solar panel makers have had to sell at or below production costs. Cheap Chinese solar panels are also making it hard for European and US solar panel makers to compete. The US added a record-setting 32.4

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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As we try to objectively study nature, we are often reminded of how natural forces affect us personally. When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

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Swedish automaker Volvo has rolled out its last diesel-powered vehicle, after a 45-year relationship with the powertrain and cranking out millions of diesel cars. Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. In the US, diesel never had the same traction, due the abundance of cheap gas.

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Video Friday: Robots as Musical Instruments

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It turns out that the particles making up Bennu’s exterior are so loosely packed and lightly bound to each other that if a person were to step onto Bennu they would feel very little resistance, as if stepping into a pit of plastic balls that are popular play areas for kids. Twitter ] Thanks, Nicolas! RoMeLa ].

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Where to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck

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tourists,” said Erina Pindar, the chief operating officer and managing partner at SmartFlyer , a global travel agency based in New York City. Getting around Australia by air isn’t cheap either, especially since the recent collapse of the low-cost carrier Bonza. A destination’s weaker currency spells greater value for U.S.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

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Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. Under his leadership, Intel didn’t just fuel the growth of personal computing; it also provided the foundation of what became known as Silicon Valley, as detailed in his Washington Post obituary.