News tagged with solar lanterns
A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor
Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap alternative to traditional solar cells
Within a few years, people in remote villages in the developing world may be able to make their own solar panels, at low cost, using otherwise worthless agricultural waste as their raw material.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Columbia grads design solar-pillow lights for global village
(PhysOrg.com) -- World populations who live without electricity including those in disaster-stricken areas in the wake of floods, earthquakes, and other calamities are who two Columbia University graduates ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 16, 2011 |
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India's rural poor give up on power grid, go solar
(AP) -- Boommi Gowda used to fear the night. Her vision fogged by glaucoma, she could not see by just the dim glow of a kerosene lamp, so she avoided going outside where king cobras slithered freely and tigers carried off ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 02, 2011 |
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Dental delight! Tooth of sea urchin shows formation of biominerals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the most common minerals in biology, including those in bones and shells, have a mysterious structure: Their crystals are positioned in the same orientation, making them behave as ...
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Developing countries end boycott at climate talks
(AP) -- Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Solar lantern lights up rural India's dark nights
For more than 100 Indian villages cut off from grid electricity, life no longer comes to an end after dark thanks to an innovative solar-powered lantern that offers hope to the nation's rural poor.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Think Solar Solutions: Outdoor Lantern & World Band Radio
Several new solar powered items caught my eye. The Discovery Outdoor Lantern has a multi-source power solution for camping and outdoor activities. In a fixed position it becomes an incandescent spotlight. The World Band Solar ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 01, 2007 |
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1 year at Venus, and going strong
One year has passed since 11 April 2006, when Venus Express, Europe's first mission to Venus and the only spacecraft now in orbit around the planet, reached its destination. Since then, this advanced probe, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2007 |
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