On April 28, 2025, the power grid serving continental Spain and Portugal went down, causing gridlock in cities, cutting communications networks, and stranding people on trains, in airports, and in elevators all across the Iberian peninsula and briefly in a small area in southwest France close to the Spanish border. The unprecedented, massive blackout lasted […]
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Govee Launches $99.99 Solar String Lights for Smart Backyard Lighting
Govee has launched its first outdoor solar string lights, a $99.99 set designed for people who want to light a patio, fence, or backyard without dealing with power cables or frequent battery swaps. The new Outdoor Solar String Lights are now available on Govee and Amazon. Solar string lights are convenient, but many of the […]
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Puerto Rico Falls Victim to Trump’s War on Solar Power
“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We love Pam, and she […]
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MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials
In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products like steel, semiconductors, and solar cells to help improve strength, control electrical conductivity, optimize performance, and more. But even as defects have […]
Read More MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials
In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products like steel, semiconductors, and solar cells to help improve strength, control electrical conductivity, optimize performance, and more. But even as defects have […]
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Active Surfaces aims to install peel-and-stick solar panels everywhere
Active Surfaces, a startup based on solar-energy technologies rooted in MIT research, is well on its way to developing what co-founder Richard Swartwout SM ’18, PhD ’21 calls “solar 2.0.” The company’s technology is in response to a need Swartwout recognized while observing energy challenges in India during an MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) fellowship. Within […]
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A winning formula for student project teams at MIT
When Francis Wang ’21, MEng ’22 first joined the MIT Edgerton Center’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT), his approach to engineering projects was “to focus my energy and attention on a tidy problem with neat boundaries that I could completely control.” “But on Solar Car, I realized it takes a very different mindset to manage […]
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