Discoveries, ideas and people to watch
A century after German physicist Gustav Mie derived the math to explain
why the colors in some stained glass windows look especially
resplendent in the sunlight, a team of Stanford engineers has built
upon his work to potentially improve a means of harvesting energy from
the sun.
Tagged: solar, Environment & Sustainability, Engineering
The next big breakthrough in solar energy won’t come to the uncreative or easily frustrated. Doctoral student Craig Peters brings an entrepreneur’s drive and resiliency to the lab every day.
Tagged: solar, Environment & Sustainability, Engineering
The official home of Stanford President John Hennessy has gone solar.
The electric meter for Hoover House now runs backward at times, with
the solar panels creating more electricity than the house requires.
Tagged: solar, Environment & Sustainability, On Campus
Roughly 75% of people living in poverty worldwide are in rural areas
where they often lack access to the electricity that could be used to
improve farm yields. Stanford researchers are working on a program to
bring solar-powered drip irrigation to Benin and assess its
effectiveness.
Tagged: Africa, farming, International Initiative, poverty, solar, Environment & Sustainability, International Issues, Earth Sciences