The Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, is several times hotter than the surface. This remains one of the major mysteries of our solar system. A team of researchers led by Richard Harrison,

And now a solar air heating system that would help keep your house warm. Scientists at the Turkish International Co-operation Agency have devised the system. It is designed to transfer solar

Pacific Solar of Australia plans to develop a novel concept in solar technology that could allow solar panels to be plugged directly into the standard 240 volts (V) wiring system of a house

A low-cost technique could help convert more than 50 per cent of solar energy into mechanical and electrical energy. Naren Sheth, a Mumbai-based businessperson, has recently developed a solar

Scientists solve the mystery of missing mass in the solar system

Researchers may soon be able to solve the mystery of why the outermost regions of the Sun are so hot. The visible surface of the Sun has a temperature of nearly 6000

Given proper economic policies that fuel technological change, the world can rapidly switch over from fossil fuels to solar energy. In that case, global warming would be minimal, and alarmist predictions on climate change would appear to be absurd

Can solar power ever become a major source of energy?

Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones

Solar power is being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones

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