News tagged with solar maximum
New kind of solar cell could capture significantly more energy than current cells
New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Classifying solar eruptions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Cheap and efficient solar cell made possible by linked nanoparticles
Researchers of the Chemical Engineering department and the Kavli institute of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have demonstrated that electrons can move freely in layers of linked semiconductor nanoparticles ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 26, 2011 |
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New method detects emerging sunspots deep inside the sun, provides warning of dangerous solar flares
Viewed from the technological perspective of modern humans, the sun is a seething cauldron of disruptive influences that can wreak havoc on communication systems, air travel, power grids and satellites – ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Change in solar activity brings increased radiation risk to air passengers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Radiation risks to airplanes and spacecraft are likely to increase when the Sun moves from its present grand solar maximum to lower levels of activity, says research from the University of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Hurricane Earl: The astronaut view
(PhysOrg.com) -- The relatively placid view from the International Space Station belied the potent forces at work in Hurricane Earl as it hovered northeast of Puerto Rico on Aug. 30, 2010. With maximum sustained ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2011 |
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A supermoon and solar flares: What on Earth is going on in space?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Assistant Professor Sarah Symons explains some of the out-of-this-world activity happening in space.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Space weather could wreak havoc in gadget-driven world
A geomagnetic space storm sparked by a solar eruption like the one that flared toward Earth Tuesday is bound to strike again and could wreak havoc across the gadget-happy modern world, experts say.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Sunspots could soon disappear for decades: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sunspot formation is triggered by a magnetic field, which scientists say is steadily declining. They predict that by 2016 there may be no remaining sunspots, and the sun may stay spotless ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Aurora alert: The Sun is waking up (w/ Video)
Sky viewers might get to enjoy some spectacular Northern Lights, or aurorae, tomorrow. After a long slumber, the Sun is waking up. Early Sunday morning, the Sun's surface erupted and blasted tons of plasma ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2010 |
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The Sun's Sneaky Variability
Every 11 years, the sun undergoes a furious upheaval. Dark sunspots burst forth from beneath the sun's surface. Explosions as powerful as a billion atomic bombs spark intense flares of high-energy radiation. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Solar Cycle Driven by More than Sunspots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Challenging conventional wisdom, new research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of changes in the Sun's impact on Earth over the course of the 11-year solar ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Study: Small fluctuations in solar activity, large influence on the climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Subtle connections between the 11-year solar cycle, the stratosphere, and the tropical Pacific Ocean work in sync to generate periodic weather patterns that affect much of the globe, according ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Solar Mystery Solved
(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar flares are amongst the most dangerous cosmic phenomena man has ever known. Though they pose no harm to humans, their effect on technology is vast. When they occur, they possess the capability ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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New Solar Cycle Prediction
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international panel of experts led by NOAA and sponsored by NASA has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 will peak, they say, in May 2013 with a below-average ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 01, 2009 |
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