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Researchers Develop Method for Higher-Rate Solar Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2 and Water Vapor to Hydrocarbon Fuels
Original at Green Car Congress
• Wed, Jan 28
By Mike Millikin The photocatalytic methane-forming reaction requires eight photons, with additional photons required for other hydrocarbons; achieving significant hydrocarbon yields requires an efficient photocatalyst that utilizes a maximum amount of solar energy. Resources
Podcast: Universe Today - NASA Tests a Solar Sail
Original at Universe Today
• Thu, May 12
By info@universetoday.com (Fraser Cain) Imagine a solar powered sail that could propel a space craft through the vacuum of space like a wind that drives a sail here on Earth. The energy of photons steaming from the Sun alone would provide the thrust. NASA and other space agencies are taking the idea seriously and are working on vario...