We can’t afford to stop solar geoengineering research
Intense social pressure to cease solar geoengineering research won’t mean that all such research will end—it means that researchers who care about openness and transparency might stop their activities, and the ones who continue might be less responsive to public concerns. They will be supported by funders that don’t care about public opinion—perhaps private actors […]
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Finding on perovskite solar cells may help speed development of green energy technology
1/2 A finding on perovskite solar cells, which are said to be potentially more effective than silicon solar cells pictured, could help speed the development of green technology. Photo by mrganso/Pixabay Dec. 6 (UPI) — As researchers look for better materials to harness electricity from the sun, an explanation for the efficiency of one promising […]
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Future Solar Storms Could Cause an Internet Apocalypse
The internet isn’t just in the cloud — it’s also at the bottom of the ocean. Your online data is ferried across the world through a crisscrossing network of hundreds of undersea cables, a handful of which are over 12,000 miles long and stretch between continents. In total, there’s approximately 1.3 million miles of subsea […]
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