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08/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Wind power on Mars is a “feasible” idea, concludes new study

Looks like there is another good long-term source of power for Martian exploration vehicles aside from a nuclear reactor. Danish researchers reported that Mars has enough wind to generate useful levels of power, an article in Space.com stated. The Aarhus University (AU) research team started looking into the feasibility of wind power on Mars in late 2010. […]

08/04/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Solar cell breakthrough could DOUBLE energy capture efficiency to over 40%

A prototype for a new solar cell that compiles multiple devices into a single device that has the capability of obtaining almost all of the energy in the solar spectrum has been designed by scientists at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The new model, which transforms direct sunlight into electricity at an accuracy level […]

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