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Enlarge / A view of the new floating solar farm being grid connected on Godley Reservoir in Hyde, on February 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (credit: Ashley Cooper / Barcroft Media / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) A total of 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar have been installed around the world as of September, according […]
Enlarge / A road to nowhere? (credit: Robert B.D. Brice/Wattway) Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the world’s roads with solar panels. The bold idea has undergone some road testing since then. The first results from preliminary […]
We’re getting closer and closer to the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, and the /Film team will be on site learning all the latest updates about upcoming blockbuster movies and all your favorite nerdy TV shows you can’t stop binging. We’ve already got a line on the panel line-up for Thursday and what’s in store for […]
Did you notice how a scene in Captain America: Civil War foreshadowed the deaths of Infinity War? Which characters is John Hodgman interested in playing in the MCU? Which superhero TV shows will be coming to San Diego Comic-Con this year? Would you like to see Jane Levy as Batgirl? What seeds does the quantum […]
Just before the weekend, comedian and television personality Chris Hardwick had some serious allegations tossed his way when ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra penned a detailed and disturbing essay laying out his pattern of emotional and sexual abuse throughout their three-year relationship. For his part, Chris Hardwick denied these allegations in an official statement, but that hasn’t […]
Chris Hardwick is not quite out at AMC, but the network is taking action in light of allegations of abuse leveled by Hardwick’s ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. RELATEDChris Hardwick Responds to Ex’s Abuse Allegations: ‘At No Time Did I Sexually Assault’ Chloe Dykstra The network on Saturday announced that it will not air the second season of Talking […]
Zero Mass Water Zero Mass Water makes solar panel arrays that pull clean drinking water from the air. The $ 4,500 arrays launched in the United States in late 2017. Now they’re expanding to Australia thanks to a $ 420,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Zero Mass arrays could come in handy in […]
Enlarge / Row of new Dutch houses with solar panels attached on the roofs. (credit: Lawrence Berkeley Lab) As the price of solar panels has plunged, a strange thing has happened. The panels have gone from being a large fraction of installation costs to a relatively minor component. That means all the other things—permits, labor, […]
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach The White House approved a 30% tariff on imported solar panels. The tariff will apply only to solar cells and modules above 2.5 gigawatts. WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels on Monday, marking his first moves to erect trade restrictions under […]
Enlarge / Look into the eye of the incredible Gorogoa. (credit: Jason Roberts) After my last click of the mouse, the screen went to black, with only the word “Gorogoa” flashing. Those seven all-caps letters exploded out of the emptiness I’d just exposed by solving the final puzzle. I nearly doubled over in my chair, […]
