With a new design, lithium-sulfur batteries could reach their full potential. Batteries are everywhere in daily life, from cell phones and smart watches to the increasing number of electric vehicles. Most of these devices use well-known lithium-ion battery technology. And while lithium-ion batteries have come a long way since they were first introduced, they […]
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the headline. We regret the error. Among the many space-bound satellites on the SpaceX rocket launched earlier this week was a small prototype designed to harvest the sun’s power. Scientists hope to show that cosmic solar energy is more than a futuristic concept, and perhaps the […]
Space-based solar power could provide round-the-clock access to renewable energy, sidestepping one of the technology’s biggest limitations. Now the idea will get its first real test after a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched experimental hardware designed to assess its feasibility. The idea of setting up giant solar panels in orbit around the Earth and radiating […]
The idea of sending solar energy down to Earth from satellites seemed like a promising system when it first appeared 15 years ago, but the science behind space solar is sound, and a team of Caltech researchers is ready. that they should prove it. Earlier this week they started a test flight in space and […]
UPDATE: The Transporter-6 mission successfully launched at 6:55 a.m. PT on January 3. In January 2023, the Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP) plans to launch a prototype, dubbed the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which will test several key components of a large-scale solar-harvesting program. sun in the sky and wood. energy back to […]
While you may be just starting to reap the advantages of 5G wireless technology, researchers throughout the world are already working hard on the future: 6G. One of the most promising breakthroughs in 6G telecommunications is the possibility of Visible Light Communication (VLC), which is like a wireless version of fiberoptics, using flashes of […]
