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July 24, 2023

Concentrated Solar Power Pros and Cons

As the world grapples with the need for sustainable energy solutions, solar thermal energy has emerged as a promising contender. Harnessing the power of the sun to generate electricity and heat water offers numerous advantages and brings us closer to a greener future. In this comprehensive article, we will delve into the pros and cons …

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Margaret Hamilton popularized the term ‘software engineering’ while leading nearly 100 developers on Apollo, partly to win respect for a discipline so new it was not yet a recognised field when her team’s code helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon September 21, 2026
Margaret Hamilton was 32 and running a team of nearly 100 developers at MIT when she coined the phrase 'software engineering' — half as a joke, half as a demand for respect. Six weeks later, her team's code became the first ever to run on the Moon. The post Margaret Hamilton popularized the term ‘software […]
How did a Sahel nation facing advancing desert regrow roughly 5 million hectares of trees on farmland by changing one rule about who owns the seedlings sprouting in a farmer’s field? September 21, 2026
Over two decades, roughly 5 million hectares of Niger's degraded farmland regrew an estimated 200 million trees — not through planting, but through a change in who legally owns a sprout in a farmer's field. The post How did a Sahel nation facing advancing desert regrow roughly 5 million hectares of trees on farmland by […]
Every normally sighted human eye has a blind spot about as wide as three small coins held side by side at arm’s length, created where the optic nerve exits the retina and leaves no photoreceptors, and the brain quietly paints over the gap using whatever pattern surrounds it September 21, 2026
Every human eye has a permanent blind spot where the optic nerve exits the retina, roughly the size of a small coin at arm's length. The brain hides it by painting in whatever pattern surrounds the gap — a trick so seamless it is now being used to test theories of consciousness. The post Every […]

Faropoint building 1st of 16 New Jersey community solar projects November 5, 2026
Faropoint, an industrial real estate manager, has started construction on a 1.6-MW community solar installation on the roof of its building in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. The installation is the first of 16 planned Faropoint community solar projects in the state, which will have a total capacity of more than 10 MW. The other 15… […]
Solar carport project at California medical plaza solves tricky energy billing November 5, 2026
Watthub Renewables and Sunrock Distributed Generation completed a 322-kW solar photovoltaic system at Irvine Heritage Medical Plaza, the three-story Class A medical office building in Irvine, California. Solar modules were installed to carports covering approximately 108 parking spots, turning bare asphalt into shaded, covered parking and into the building’s primary source of electricity. The system… […]
EDP Renewables’ 250-MW Arkansas solar project slated for 2028 completion November 4, 2026
EDP Renewables North America broke ground on Cypress Knee Solar, a 250-MW solar energy project in Chicot County, Arkansas. The project is supported by a long-term power purchase agreement with Facebook parent company Meta. Cypress Knee Solar is expected to be completed by 2028. “Breaking ground at Cypress Knee Solar marks an important milestone for… […]