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Tiny Particles Reveal Asteroid Bennu's Origin Story at the Beginning of the Solar System

Tiny Particles Reveal Asteroid Bennu's Origin Story at the Beginning of the Solar System

Little pieces of the 4.5 billion-year-old Asteroid Bennu are saying a whole lot about the history of the solar system. As the first asteroid samples to return to the U.S. for research, particles from Bennu have begun to paint a sweeping picture of the circumstances surrounding the asteroid’s formation while our solar system was still […]

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New approach to measure perovskite-silicon tandem PV module performance via LED-based solar simulators

New approach to measure perovskite-silicon tandem PV module performance via LED-based solar simulators

The Fraunhofer ISE has defined new technical procedures to test the performance of large-area perovskite-silicon tandem PV modules by using the spectral variability of the LED solar simulator. The proposed approach reportedly reduces device handling, time, and consequently financial effort… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/22/new-approach-to-measure-perovskite-silicon-tandem-pv-module-performance-via-led-based-solar-simulators/

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Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

An article from Dive Brief Silicon Ranch will invest $100 million to bring the 100MW facility online by 2027, and Meta will receive renewable energy credits from the deal to help power its first data center in the state. Published Aug. 21, 2025 Sven Loeffler via Getty Images First published on This audio is auto-generated.

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IBM and NASA create first-of-its-kind AI that can accurately predict violent solar flares

IBM and NASA create first-of-its-kind AI that can accurately predict violent solar flares

The model’s training data comes from nine years’ worth of images from the Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) satellite, which orbits the Earth, snapping pictures every 12 seconds. (Image credit: IBM-NASA-Surya) IBM and NASA scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict the sun’s ferocious outbursts more accurately than ever, giving us

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The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms

The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms

Plus: Google’s new phones are AI-first This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. On the ground in Ukraine’s largest Starlink repair shop Starlink is absolutely critical to Ukraine’s ability to continue in the fight against Russia. It’s how troops

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Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and AAR Japan for Donation of Solar Modules to Kenya

Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation Sign Memorandum of Understanding with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and AAR Japan for Donation of Solar Modules to Kenya

TOKYO, August 21, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) – Sharp Corporation and Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (*1) (hereinafter referred to as “Sharp”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the donation of solar modules to support electrification-deficient areas in the Republic of Kenya (hereinafter “Kenya”). This MOU is signed with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Headquarters:

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Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light

Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light

An array of personal and home devices could one day function battery-free following the development of pioneering new solar technology. These new solar cells are capable of harvesting energy from indoor light. Researchers said the discovery has broad applications and could enable consumers to power devices such as keyboards, alarms and sensors using only indoor

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